American Champion 2550402 192764669 2008-02-20T09:14:47Z Joshbaumgartner 124878 Aircraft details {{Infobox Company | company_name=American Champion Aircraft Corporation | company_logo=[[Image:American_champion_aircraft_logo.png|175px]] | company_type=[[Privately held company]] | foundation=1988 | key_people=Jerry Mehlhaff Sr., Jerry Mehlhaff Jr. | industry=[[General Aviation]] | location=[[Rochester, Wisconsin]] | products=[[Aeronca Champion|Champ]], [[Citabria]], [[8GCBC Scout|Scout]], [[8KCAB Decathlon|Super Decathlon]] | num_employees= | homepage=[http://www.amerchampionaircraft.com/ amerchampionaircraft.com] }} '''American Champion Aircraft Corporation''', located in [[Rochester, Wisconsin|Rochester]], [[Wisconsin]], is a [[aerospace manufacturer|manufacturer]] of [[general aviation]] [[aircraft]]. Founded in 1988 on the acquisition of the [[Aeronca Champion|Champ]], [[Citabria]], [[8GCBC Scout|Scout]], and [[8KCAB Decathlon|Decathlon]], it has been producing replacement parts for these aircraft since that time; it has as well been producing new aircraft since 1990. The Champ, Citabria, Decathlon, and Scout designs were obtained from [[Champion Aircraft (Texas)|Champion Aircraft Company]] which had acquired them from [[AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation|Bellanca]]. While Bellanca was responsible for the design of the Scout, it had in turn acquired the Champ, Citabria and Decathlon designs from the [[Champion Aircraft (Wisconsin)|Champion Aircraft Corporation]]. == Aircraft == {| class="wikitable" align=center style="font-size:90%;" |- |+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| '''Summary of aircraft built by ''' |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |- |align=left| '''[[Aeronca Champion|American Champion 7EC Champ]]''' |align=center| [[1944]] |align=center| |align=left| 2 seat [[general aviation]] aircraft |- |align=left| '''[[American Champion Citabria|American Champion 7ECA/7GC Citabria]]''' |align=center| [[1964]] |align=center| |align=left| 2 seat [[general aviation]] aircraft |- |align=left| '''[[American Champion Scout|American Champion 8GCBC Scout]]''' |align=center| [[1974]] |align=center| 500 |align=left| 2 seat [[general aviation]] aircraft |- |align=left| '''[[American Champion Decathlon|American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon]]''' |align=center| [[1970]] |align=center| 1,000 |align=left| 2 seat [[general aviation]] aircraft |- |} ==External links== [[Image:Catabria01.jpg|right|thumb|400px|American Champion Citabria]] *[http://www.amerchampionaircraft.com/ American Champion Aircraft website] {{aero-company-stub}} {{US-manufacturing-company-stub}} [[Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in Wisconsin]] [[Category:Racine County, Wisconsin]]