Champion Aircraft

This article is about the aircraft manufacturer. For the defunct airline, see Champion Air.
Champion Aircraft Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryGeneral Aviation
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
FounderRobert Brown
Headquarters
Osceola, Wisconsin
,
United States

Champion Aircraft Corporation was formed in 1954 by Robert Brown. Headquartered in Osceola, Wisconsin airport, it began production in 1954 of the 7EC design which it had purchased from Aeronca Aircraft Corporation.[1][2] Through the 1950s and the 1960s Champion introduced variations on the 7-series design. Champion also developed and began production of the significantly upgraded follow-on to the 7-series, the 8KCAB Decathlon, as well as the twin-engined Lancer. Champion was acquired in 1970 by Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, which continued to produce most of the Champion designs in production at the time of acquisition.

8KCAB Super Decathlon, built 2005
  1. ^ "Briefings". Flying. Vol. 55, no. 4. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. October 1954. p. 50. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Comeback for the Champion". Flying. Vol. 56, no. 5. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. May 1955. p. 60. Retrieved 6 July 2021.