American Champion
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{{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]
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[[Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Racine County, Wisconsin]]