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  • Pipistrel Sinus
  • Champion 7GC
  • Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP
  • Aeropro A220

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AttributePipistrel 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.Champion 7GCJabiru Aircraft J170-SPAeropro A220
What it is
Seats2222
Landing geartricycletaildraggertricycletailwheel
Engines—1——
EngineRotax 912 UL (80 hp; 912 ULS 100 hp in some)Lycoming O-320-A2BJabiru 2200 (85 hp)Rotax 912S (100 hp)
Horsepower80 hp150 hp85 hp100 hp
Fuel—100LL——
Certification basisamateur-builtCAR3LSALSA
Production start19961959——
Production end—1962——
Endorsements required—tailwheel——
Performance
Cruise (75 % power)100 KTAS100 KTAS100 KTAS100 KTAS
Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve)650 nm450 nm1,030 nm520 nm
Service ceiling18,000 ft17,000 ft15,000 ft—
Climb rate866 ft/min1,120 ft/min500 ft/min1,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)40 KCAS45 KCAS39 KCAS35 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft————
Landing over 50 ft————
Load and fuel
Seats2222
Useful load606 lb610 lb618 lb591 lb
Full-fuel payload—454 lb——
Max takeoff weight1,320 lb1,650 lb1,323 lb1,235 lb
Empty weight717 lb1,040 lb705 lb644 lb
Usable fuel—26 gal——
Fuel burn at cruise3.2 gal/h8.4 gal/h——
Cost of ownership
Price, low—$50,000——
Price, high—$80,000——
Prices as of—2026——
Engine TBO—2,000 h——
Overhaul cost, low—$28,000——
Overhaul cost, high—$40,000——
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time64871293
Active fleet5337973
Median year built2015195920082011
NTSB events, last 10 years4508
Fatal events, last 10 years0001
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years175.47 · thin base (low)135.14 · thin base (low)—109.59 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active275.47 · thin base (low)135.14 · thin base (low)—109.59 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months156214
Transfers per 100 active328.3 · thin base (low)16.22 · thin base (low)—19.18 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives0101
Directives, last 5 years0000
Rate confidencelowlownonelow
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———1.1 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity5———6 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access64.2 of 107.1 of 10—7 of 10
Support73.7 of 103 of 101.5 of 104.9 of 10
Liquidity88.2 of 102.8 of 10—4.4 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9Partial: 16.1 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)not comparable: partial scorePartial: 12.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)not comparable: partial score—23.4 out of 50not comparable: partial score
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Pipistrel Sinus, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active; Champion 7GC, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active; Aeropro A220, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 73 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Pipistrel Sinus, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active; Champion 7GC, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 37 active; Aeropro A220, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 73 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: Pipistrel Sinus, per 100 active aircraft · base 53 active; Champion 7GC, per 100 active aircraft · base 37 active; Aeropro A220, per 100 active aircraft · base 73 active.
  4. Accident record: Pipistrel Sinus, 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; Aeropro A220, class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
  5. Severity: Pipistrel Sinus, class median 13.04; Champion 7GC, class median 13.04; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 13.04; Aeropro A220, class median 13.04.
  6. Access: Pipistrel Sinus, class median 1,000; Champion 7GC, class median 1,000; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 1,000; Aeropro A220, class median 1,000.
  7. Support: Pipistrel Sinus, class median 77.5; Champion 7GC, class median 77.5; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 77.5; Aeropro A220, class median 77.5.
  8. Liquidity: Pipistrel Sinus, class median 20; Champion 7GC, class median 20; Jabiru Aircraft J170-SP, class median 20; Aeropro A220, 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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