American Champion

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American Champion Aircraft Corporation
Company type Privately held company
Industry General Aviation
Founded1988
Headquarters Rochester, Wisconsin
Key people
  • Jerry Mehlhaff Sr. - President and co-owner
  • Char Mehlhaff - VP-CFO and co-owner
  • Jerry Mehlhaff Jr. - VP, Engineering
Products Champ, Citabria, Scout, Super Decathlon
Website americanchampionaircraft.com

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.

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

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
American Champion 7EC Champ 19442 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 7ECA/7GC Citabria 19642 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8GCBC Scout 19745002 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon 19701,0002 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon 19901,0502 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion 8KCAB Xtreme Decathlon 2012302 seat general aviation aircraft
American Champion Citabria Catabria01.jpg
American Champion Citabria