General Aviation
Aeronca Champion 7bcm
Manufacturer: AERONCA
The Aeronca Champion 7bcm, nicknamed the 'Champ', is a single‑engine, high‑wing light aircraft built for training and personal use. It features tandem seating, fixed conventional landing gear, and a simple, fabric‑covered fuselage on a welded metal tube frame. Designed to rival the Piper Cub, it became one of the most widely produced light planes of the post‑war era.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- aeronca-champion-7bcm
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 1
- Example Registration
- N857SL
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 10.67 m / 35 ft
- Length
- 6.55 m / 21 ft
- Max Speed
- 153 km/h / 95 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 137 km/h / 85 mph
- Range
- 430 km / 230 nmi
- Ceiling
- 3800 m / 12500 ft
- First Flight
- 1944-04-29
- Production Start
- 1946
- Production End
- 1951
- Total Built
- 10000
Variants
- CHAMPION 7BCM- 1 registrations - Example N857SL
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