70 or … Takeoff Distance, Ground Roll: 650 ft. Bellanca continued production of the 7GCAA as the Citabria “A” Package (a designation apparently begun by Champion), but with no significant design changes. American Champion's 7GCBC, reintroduced in 1994 as the Citabria “Explorer”, is similar to earlier versions, with the exception of the metal-spar wings and the use of the Lycoming O-320-B2B of 160 horsepower (120 kW) the most recent significant design change has been the switch to aluminum main gear legs in 2004. 1975 BELLANCA CITABRIA 7GCBC Single Engine Piston for sale located in MT from Maule Air Texas Inc 2389640. It was substantially similar to the 7GCAA of the same year, with a Lycoming O-320-A2B engine of 150 horsepower (110 kW), wood-spar wings, and spring steel main gear legs.

One of these aircraft is displayed at the Rahmi M Koç Museum in Istanbul. The Citabria was designed and initially produced by Champion Aircraft Corporation, and was a derivative of designs the company had been building since acquiring the 7-series Champ from Aeronca in 1954. On acquiring the design, Bellanca gave this model the name Citabria 'Standard' and began using the 115 horsepower (86 kW) Lycoming O-235-K2C engine. The final variant produced was the American Champion 7ACA.

In that period, only one Citabria model was built, a 7GCBC marketed as “Citabria 150S”. Designed for flight training, utility and personal use, it is capable of sustaining aerobatic stresses from +5g to -2g.

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