American Champion Explained

American Champion Aircraft Corporation
Foundation:1988

American Champion Aircraft Corporation, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft headquartered at the Rochester, Wisconsin airport. Founded in 1988 on the acquisition of the Champ, Citabria, Scout, and Decathlon, it has been producing replacement parts for these aircraft since that time. It has also been producing new aircraft since 1990.

The Champ, Citabria, Decathlon, and Scout designs were obtained from Bellanca which had acquired Champion Aircraft Corporation in 1970. While Bellanca was responsible for the design of the Scout, the designs and type certificates for the Champ, Citabria and Decathlon originated from Champion Aircraft Corporation.

Aircraft

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
American Champion 7EC Champ19442 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 7ECA/7GC Citabria19642 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8GCBC Scout19745002 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon19701,0002 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon19901,0502 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Extreme Decathlon2012302 seat general aviation aircraft

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