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  • CHAMPION 7EC

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AttributeCHAMPION 7EC
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineContinental C-90-12F
Horsepower90 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1958
Production end1964
Endorsements requiredtailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed85 KTAS
Range350 nm
Service ceiling12,000 ft
Climb rate600 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)40 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load560 lb
Full-fuel payload404 lb
Max takeoff weight1,450 lb
Empty weight890 lb
Usable fuel26 gal
Fuel burn at cruise5 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$28,000
Price, high$55,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$23,000
Overhaul cost, high$33,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time286
Active fleet157
Median year built1956.0
NTSB events, last 10 years10
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years163.69
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active263.69
Ownership transfers, last 24 months36
Transfers per 100 active322.93
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record42 of 10
Severity53.2 of 10
Access64.6 of 10
Support77.8 of 10
Liquidity86.4 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)924 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 157 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 157 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 157 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  9. 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.
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