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  • CHAMPION 7GC

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AttributeCHAMPION 7GC
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-320-A2B
Horsepower150 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1959
Production end1962
Endorsements requiredtailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed100 KTAS
Range450 nm
Service ceiling17,000 ft
Climb rate1,120 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)45 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load610 lb
Full-fuel payload454 lb
Max takeoff weight1,650 lb
Empty weight1,040 lb
Usable fuel26 gal
Fuel burn at cruise8.4 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$50,000
Price, high$80,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$28,000
Overhaul cost, high$40,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time87
Active fleet37
Median year built1959.0
NTSB events, last 10 years5
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1135.14 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2135.14 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months6
Transfers per 100 active316.22 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access67 of 10
Support73.2 of 10
Liquidity82.7 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 37 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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