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- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE)
- SkyReach BushCat
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
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| Bellanca 7KCAB | Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE) | SkyReach BushCatThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ. | Taylorcraft BC12-D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||||
| Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Landing gear | taildragger | taildragger | tricycle | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming IO-320-E2B | Continental A-65-8 | Rotax 912ULS (100 hp) | Continental A-65-8 |
| Horsepower | 150 hp | 65 hp | 100 hp | 65 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL | 100LL | — | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 | CAR3 | amateur-built | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1968 | 1946 | — | 1946 |
| Production end | 1980 | 1949 | — | 1950 |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel | tailwheel | — | tailwheel |
| Performance | ||||
| Cruise (75 % power) | 100 KTAS | 87 KTAS | — | 85 KTAS |
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 450 nm | 350 nm | — | 400 nm |
| Service ceiling | 17,000 ft | 15,000 ft | 14,000 ft | 14,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,120 ft/min | 600 ft/min | 1,200 ft/min | 500 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 45 KCAS | 40 KCAS | 34 KCAS | 38 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — | — | — | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — | — | — | — |
| Load and fuel | ||||
| Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Useful load | 530 lb | 530 lb | 530 lb | 530 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 320 lb | 446 lb | — | 422 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,650 lb | 1,260 lb | 1,235 lb | 1,200 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,120 lb | 730 lb | 705 lb | 670 lb |
| Usable fuel | 35 gal | 14 gal | — | 18 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 8.4 gal/h | 3.6 gal/h | — | 3.6 gal/h |
| Cost of ownership | ||||
| Price, low | $35,000 | $20,000 | — | $16,000 |
| Price, high | $95,000 | $36,000 | — | $45,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 | 2026 | — | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h | 1,800 h | — | 1,800 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $30,000 | $20,000 | — | $20,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $42,000 | $30,000 | — | $30,000 |
| The fleet and its record | ||||
| Registered, all time | 328 | 2,918 | 64 | 2,908 |
| Active fleet | 230 | 897 | 58 | 1,011 |
| Median year built | 1974 | 1946 | 2021 | 1946 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 6 | 46 | 3 | 22 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1 | 26.09 | 51.28 | 51.72 · thin base (low) | 21.76 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2 | 21.74 | 45.71 | 34.48 · thin base (low) | 19.78 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 37 | 159 | 28 | 142 |
| Transfers per 100 active3 | 16.09 | 17.73 | 48.28 · thin base (low) | 14.05 |
| Airworthiness directives | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok | ok | low | ok |
| Peer scores | ||||
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
| Accident record4 | 6.8 of 10 | 3.7 of 10 | — | 7.4 of 10 |
| Severity5 | 4.4 of 10 | 5 of 10 | — | 5.7 of 10 |
| Access6 | 5.5 of 10 | 4.4 of 10 | 1.5 of 10 | 6.7 of 10 |
| Support7 | 9 of 10 | 9.6 of 10 | 4 of 10 | 9.8 of 10 |
| Liquidity8 | 5.6 of 10 | 3.8 of 10 | 9.7 of 10 | 2.3 of 10 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown)9 | 31.3 out of 50not comparable: partial score | 26.5 out of 50not comparable: partial score | Partial: 15.2 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)not comparable: partial score | 31.9 out of 50not comparable: partial score |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Bellanca 7KCAB, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 230 active; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), per 1,000 active aircraft · base 897 active; SkyReach BushCat, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 58 active; Taylorcraft BC12-D, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,011 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Bellanca 7KCAB, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 230 active; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), per 1,000 active aircraft · base 897 active; SkyReach BushCat, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 58 active; Taylorcraft BC12-D, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,011 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: Bellanca 7KCAB, per 100 active aircraft · base 230 active; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), per 100 active aircraft · base 897 active; SkyReach BushCat, per 100 active aircraft · base 58 active; Taylorcraft BC12-D, per 100 active aircraft · base 1,011 active.
- Accident record: Bellanca 7KCAB, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; SkyReach BushCat, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Taylorcraft BC12-D, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: Bellanca 7KCAB, class median 13.04; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), class median 13.04; SkyReach BushCat, class median 13.04; Taylorcraft BC12-D, class median 13.04.
- Access: Bellanca 7KCAB, class median 1,000; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), class median 1,000; SkyReach BushCat, class median 1,000; Taylorcraft BC12-D, class median 1,000.
- Support: Bellanca 7KCAB, class median 77.5; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), class median 77.5; SkyReach BushCat, class median 77.5; Taylorcraft BC12-D, class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: Bellanca 7KCAB, class median 20; Luscombe 8A (registered as LUSCOMBE), class median 20; SkyReach BushCat, class median 20; Taylorcraft BC12-D, class median 20.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.