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  • Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP
  • Champion 7GC
  • Pipistrel Sinus
  • Cessna 150C

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AttributeJabiru Aircraft J170-SPChampion 7GCPipistrel 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.Cessna 150C
What it is
Seats2222
Landing geartricycletaildraggertricycletricycle
Engines—1—1
EngineJabiru 2200 (85 hp)Lycoming O-320-A2BRotax 912 UL (80 hp; 912 ULS 100 hp in some)Continental O-200-A
Horsepower85 hp150 hp80 hp100 hp
Fuel—100LL—100LL
Certification basisLSACAR3amateur-builtCAR3
Production start—195919961963
Production end—1962—1963
Endorsements required—tailwheel——
Performance
Cruise (75 % power)100 KTAS100 KTAS100 KTAS102 KTAS
Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve)1,030 nm450 nm650 nm350 nm
Service ceiling15,000 ft17,000 ft18,000 ft15,300 ft
Climb rate500 ft/min1,120 ft/min866 ft/min670 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)39 KCAS45 KCAS40 KCAS42 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft———1,385 ft
Landing over 50 ft———1,075 ft
Load and fuel
Seats2222
Useful load618 lb610 lb606 lb620 lb
Full-fuel payload—454 lb—485 lb
Max takeoff weight1,323 lb1,650 lb1,320 lb1,600 lb
Empty weight705 lb1,040 lb717 lb980 lb
Usable fuel—26 gal—22.5 gal
Fuel burn at cruise—8.4 gal/h3.2 gal/h5.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low—$50,000—$24,000
Price, high—$80,000—$45,000
Prices as of—2026—2026
Engine TBO—2,000 h—1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low—$28,000—$24,000
Overhaul cost, high—$40,000—$34,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time128764351
Active fleet93753166
Median year built2008195920151963
NTSB events, last 10 years0543
Fatal events, last 10 years0001
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1—135.14 · thin base (low)75.47 · thin base (low)18.07
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2—135.14 · thin base (low)75.47 · thin base (low)18.07
Ownership transfers, last 24 months261540
Transfers per 100 active3—16.22 · thin base (low)28.3 · thin base (low)24.1
Airworthiness directives0104
Directives, last 5 years0000
Rate confidencenonelowlowok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seatsFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seatsFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seatsFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4————
Severity5————
Access6—7.1 of 104.2 of 105.9 of 10
Support71.5 of 103 of 103.7 of 107.5 of 10
Liquidity8—2.8 of 108.2 of 107 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—Partial: 12.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 3 of 3 herePartial: 16.1 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 2 of 3 herePartial: 20.4 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 1 of 3 here
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Champion 7GC, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active; Pipistrel Sinus, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active; Cessna 150C, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 166 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Champion 7GC, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active; Pipistrel Sinus, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active; Cessna 150C, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 166 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: Champion 7GC, per 100 active aircraft · base 37 active; Pipistrel Sinus, per 100 active aircraft · base 53 active; Cessna 150C, per 100 active aircraft · base 166 active.
  4. Accident record: Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Champion 7GC, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class; Cessna 150C, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
  5. Severity: Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 13.04; Champion 7GC, class median 13.04; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 13.04; Cessna 150C, class median 13.04.
  6. Access: Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 1,000; Champion 7GC, class median 1,000; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 1,000; Cessna 150C, class median 1,000.
  7. Support: Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 77.5; Champion 7GC, class median 77.5; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 77.5; Cessna 150C, class median 77.5.
  8. Liquidity: Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 20; Champion 7GC, class median 20; Pipistrel Sinus, class median 20; Cessna 150C, class median 20.
  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. 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.
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