Viking V-42 vs Zenith STOL CH 750 SD

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 Viking V-42 Viking Aircraft Engines (Viking) Zenith STOL CH 750 SD Zenith Aircraft Company (Zenith)
Stall Speed 50 kts 30 kts
Approach Speed 65 kts 39 kts
Cruise Speed 139 kts 91 kts
Range 869 nm 348 nm
Service Ceiling — —
Rate of Climb 1,200 fpm 1,350 fpm
Fuel Burn — 10.5 gph

Fuel Burn

Based on published cruise fuel flow

Trip distance
50 nm1,0002,000 nm
Metric Viking V-42 Viking Aircraft Engines (Viking) Zenith STOL CH 750 SD 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:
Viking V-42
—/hr
No operating-cost estimate available
Zenith STOL CH 750 SDAvgas
$111/hr
Zenith STOL CH 750 SD: $111 per flight hour — fuel $68, maintenance and reserve $43.

Annual costs

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

Viking V-42
—/yr
No fixed-cost estimate available
Zenith STOL CH 750 SD
$7,226/yr
Zenith STOL CH 750 SD: $7,226 per year — insurance $1,200, hangar $5,276, annual inspection $750.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions.

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
Viking V-42
4 / 4 seats 80 / 80 gal fuel 620 lb wet payload 1,100 lb useful 3,100 lb MTOW
Zenith STOL CH 750 SD
2 / 2 seats 48 / 48 gal fuel 512 lb wet payload 800 lb useful 1,900 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.

Viking V-42
38.1 × 30.0 ft 11.9 ft tall
2× Piston Fixed Unpressurized
Zenith STOL CH 750 SD
33.4 × 22.0 ft 9.0 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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