American Champion

Summary

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.

American Champion Aircraft Corporation
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryGeneral Aviation
Founded1988
HeadquartersRochester, Wisconsin
Key people
  • Jerry Mehlhaff Sr. - President and co-owner
  • Char Mehlhaff - VP-CFO and co-owner
  • Jerry Mehlhaff Jr. - VP, Engineering
ProductsChamp, Citabria, Scout, Super Decathlon
Websiteamericanchampionaircraft.com

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 edit

Model name First flight Number built Type
American Champion 7EC Champ 1944 2 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 7ECA/7GC Citabria 1964 2 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8GCBC Scout 1974 500 2 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon 1970 1,000 2 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon 1990 1,050 2 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Extreme Decathlon 2012 30 2 seat general aviation aircraft

External links edit

 
American Champion Citabria
  • American Champion Aircraft website Archived 2008-11-05 at the Wayback Machine