Champion Aircraft Corporation
| Champion Aircraft Corporation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1954 |
| resolution | 1970 |
| Reason for dissolution | sale |
| Seat | Osceola, Wisconsin |
| management | Robert Brown |
| Branch | General aviation |
Champion Aircraft Corporation was an American manufacturer of aircraft. The company was founded in 1954 by "Robert Brown".
history
Production began in 1954 at its headquarters in Osceola, Wisconsin , of the Champion 7 series, which Brown acquired from Aeronca Aircraft Corporation . In the 1950s and 1960s, Champion Aircraft Corporation developed a significantly upgraded series of light aircraft. A total of 36 of the type 402 Lancer were built from 1963 to 1965. At the end of 1970 Champion Aircraft was taken over by Bellanca Aircraft Corporation , which continued the Decathlon series.
Type overview
Champion Aircraft Aircraft, by FAA Approval Date:
- 1954 7EC Traveler
- 1957 7FC Tri-Traveler
- 1958 7GC Sky-Trac
- 1959 7HC DX'er
- 1959 7GCA
- 1960 7JC Tri-Con
- 1960 7GCB Challenger
- 1961 7KC Olympia
- 1962 7GCBA Challenger
- 1963 402 Lancer
- 1964 7ECA Citabria
- 1965 7GCAA Citabria
- 1965 7GCBC Citabria
- 1966 7KCAB Citabria
- 1970 8KCAB Decathlon
distribution
The factory authorized dealer for the aircraft of Champion Aircraft Corporation in Europe and Scandinavia was "Blue Yonder Aviation Limited" located at Earls Colne Airfield (ICAO code: EGSR) in Essex England.
literature
- Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977 p. 95. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
- "Champion Lancer". Flying Magazine. January 1964.
Web links
- Blue Yonder Aviation homepage , accessed January 26, 2014.