Tecnam P2002 vs Zenith CH 650

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs for up to 5 aircraft.

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Tecnam P2002 Tecnam Zenith CH 650 Zenith Aircraft Company (Zenith)
Stall Speed 40 kts 44 kts
Approach Speed 52 kts 58 kts
Cruise Speed 120 kts 116 kts
Range 590 nm 537 nm
Service Ceiling 14,000 ft —
Rate of Climb 923 fpm 900 fpm
Fuel Burn 4.5 gph 4.6 gph

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn

Based on published cruise fuel flow

Trip distance
50 nm1,0002,000 nm
Metric Tecnam P2002 Tecnam Zenith CH 650 Zenith Aircraft Company (Zenith)
Burn Rate
Trip Fuel
Trip Cost
Cost / hr

Trip time estimated from published cruise speed and distance. Fuel burn is a published cruise figure; actual consumption varies with altitude, loading, and conditions.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Cost per flight hour

Direct operating cost, split into where the money goes. Re-flows with your fuel and electricity prices above.

Scale:
Tecnam P2002Mogas
$34/hr
Tecnam P2002: $34 per flight hour — fuel $22, maintenance and reserve $12.
Zenith CH 650Mogas
$35/hr
Zenith CH 650: $35 per flight hour — fuel $23, maintenance and reserve $12.

Annual costs

Annual fixed costs (insurance, hangar, and inspection) paid whether you fly or not.

Tecnam P2002
$7,840/yr
Tecnam P2002: $7,840 per year — insurance $2,400, hangar $4,590, annual inspection $850.
Zenith CH 650
$5,712/yr
Zenith CH 650: $5,712 per year — insurance $800, hangar $4,162, annual inspection $750.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each
1
Tecnam P2002
2 / 2 seats 26 / 26 gal fuel 333 lb wet payload 489 lb useful 1,320 lb MTOW
Zenith CH 650
2 / 2 seats 24 / 24 gal fuel 486 lb wet payload 630 lb useful 1,320 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each (your saved weights); change the count above. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Planforms top-down, drawn to one shared scale; configuration chips below each.

Tecnam P2002
28.2 × 21.7 ft 7.9 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized
Zenith CH 650
27.0 × 20.0 ft 6.5 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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