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- Cessna 150C
- Champion 7GC
- Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP
- Pipistrel Sinus
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| Cessna 150C | Champion 7GC | Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP | Pipistrel SinusThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||||
| Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Landing gear | tricycle | taildragger | tricycle | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Engine | Continental O-200-A | Lycoming O-320-A2B | Jabiru 2200 (85 hp) | Rotax 912 UL (80 hp; 912 ULS 100 hp in some) |
| Horsepower | 100 hp | 150 hp | 85 hp | 80 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL | 100LL | — | — |
| Certification basis | CAR3 | CAR3 | LSA | amateur-built |
| Production start | 1963 | 1959 | — | 1996 |
| Production end | 1963 | 1962 | — | — |
| Endorsements required | — | tailwheel | — | — |
| Performance | ||||
| Cruise (75 % power) | 102 KTAS | 100 KTAS | 100 KTAS | 100 KTAS |
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 350 nm | 450 nm | 1,030 nm | 650 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,300 ft | 17,000 ft | 15,000 ft | 18,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 670 ft/min | 1,120 ft/min | 500 ft/min | 866 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 42 KCAS | 45 KCAS | 39 KCAS | 40 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,385 ft | — | — | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,075 ft | — | — | — |
| Load and fuel | ||||
| Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Useful load | 620 lb | 610 lb | 618 lb | 606 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 485 lb | 454 lb | — | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,600 lb | 1,650 lb | 1,323 lb | 1,320 lb |
| Empty weight | 980 lb | 1,040 lb | 705 lb | 717 lb |
| Usable fuel | 22.5 gal | 26 gal | — | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 5.6 gal/h | 8.4 gal/h | — | 3.2 gal/h |
| Cost of ownership | ||||
| Price, low | $24,000 | $50,000 | — | — |
| Price, high | $45,000 | $80,000 | — | — |
| Prices as of | 2026 | 2026 | — | — |
| Engine TBO | 1,800 h | 2,000 h | — | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | $24,000 | $28,000 | — | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | $34,000 | $40,000 | — | — |
| The fleet and its record | ||||
| Registered, all time | 351 | 87 | 12 | 64 |
| Active fleet | 166 | 37 | 9 | 53 |
| Median year built | 1963 | 1959 | 2008 | 2015 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1 | 18.07 | 135.14 · thin base (low) | — | 75.47 · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2 | 18.07 | 135.14 · thin base (low) | — | 75.47 · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 40 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Transfers per 100 active3 | 24.1 | 16.22 · thin base (low) | — | 28.3 · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok | low | none | low |
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Severity5 | — | — | — | — |
| Access6 | 5.9 of 10 | 7.1 of 10 | — | 4.2 of 10 |
| Support7 | 7.5 of 10 | 3 of 10 | 1.5 of 10 | 3.7 of 10 |
| Liquidity8 | 7 of 10 | 2.8 of 10 | — | 8.2 of 10 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown)9 | Partial: 20.4 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 1 of 3 here | Partial: 12.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 3 of 3 here | — | Partial: 16.1 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 2 of 3 here |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Cessna 150C, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 166 active; Champion 7GC, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active; Pipistrel Sinus, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Cessna 150C, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 166 active; Champion 7GC, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active; Pipistrel Sinus, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: Cessna 150C, per 100 active aircraft · base 166 active; Champion 7GC, per 100 active aircraft · base 37 active; Pipistrel Sinus, per 100 active aircraft · base 53 active.
- Accident record: Cessna 150C, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Champion 7GC, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: Cessna 150C, class median 13.04; Champion 7GC, class median 13.04; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 13.04; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 13.04.
- Access: Cessna 150C, class median 1,000; Champion 7GC, class median 1,000; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 1,000; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 1,000.
- Support: Cessna 150C, class median 77.5; Champion 7GC, class median 77.5; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 77.5; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: Cessna 150C, class median 20; Champion 7GC, class median 20; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 20; Pipistrel Sinus, 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.