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Champion Aircraft

Logo: Champion Aircraft Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Light aircraft manufacturer

Champion Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer founded by Robert "Bob" Brown that purchased the design for the Aeronca Champion, a light aircraft previously built by the Aeronca Aircraft Corporation, in 1954. Through the 1950s and the 1960s Champion introduced variations on the 7-series design.2 It ceased to exist in 1970.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1954Founded1
  • Industrygeneral aviation1
  • HeadquartersOsceola1

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Photo: Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Champion Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer founded by Robert "Bob" Brown that purchased the design for the Aeronca Champion, a light aircraft previously built by the Aeronca Aircraft Corporation, in 1954. Through the 1950s and the 1960s Champion introduced variations on the 7-series design.2

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Timeline

  1. 1970Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1954Founded Founded1

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