Citabria
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The Citabria is a general aviation aircraft that has been produced over a period of more than 40 years in the United States. It was first produced in 1964 by the now-defunct Champion Aircraft Corporation, and was a derivative of the Aeronca 7AC Champion trainer aircraft which first flew in 1944. On the demise of Champion, the design was acquired by Bellanca, which produced it from around 1970 until 1988, but sold the design to the then newly formed American Champion company, which recommenced production of new aircraft in 1990.
The Citabria is a high-wing monoplane of conventional landing gear design with an unusual square fin. Most examples produced have elaborate wheelguards (though the example pictured does not). Though the Citabria's airframe is stressed (+5g,-2g) for basic aerobatics ("Citabria" is "Airbatic" backwards), the aircraft's abilities are limited due to high stick forces, a highly cambered aerofoil section, and no inverted fuel delivery system. The Citabria is mainly used for training and private flying.
As of 2005, three versions are in production:
- 7ECA Aurora
- 7GCAA Adventure
- 7GCBC Explorer
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