General Aviation
Champion 7GC
Manufacturer: Champion
The Champion 7GC Sky Trac is a high‑wing, single‑engine light aircraft that evolved from the original Aeronca Champion. It features a 140‑hp Lycoming engine, a strengthened fuselage, and a larger wing area to support a higher gross weight of 1,650 lb.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- champion-7gc
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 366
- Example Registration
- N1010Q
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
- 7GCBC- 144 registrations - Example N1010Q
- 7GCAA- 114 registrations - Example N11087
- 7GCB- 55 registrations - Example N144BC
- 7GC- 37 registrations - Example N2127C
- AERONCA 7GC- 7 registrations - Example N4843E
- AERONCA 7GCB- 3 registrations - Example N8982R
- 7GCA- 2 registrations - Example N8921R
- 7GCBA- 2 registrations - Example N9512S
Related Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA - 418 registrations
- Champion 7AC - 202 registrations
- Champion 7FC - 181 registrations
- Champion 7EC - 175 registrations
- Champion 7KCAB - 152 registrations
- Champion 7BCM - 36 registrations
- Champion 7CCM - 26 registrations
- Champion 7DC - 15 registrations