American Champion Aircraft Xtreme Decathlon 8KCAB

Overview

• Now the 180-horsepower Super Decathlon has a bigger sibling—the 210-horsepower American Champion Xtreme features newly designed ailerons in addition to the Lycoming AEIO-390 engine. You can punch deeper holes in the sky, flying straight up, and roll at 120 degrees per second instead of 90. Redesigned ailerons are big news, almost as big as the more powerful engine. The ailerons are thicker. The front of the aileron protrudes above the wing and creates a low-pressure area that reduces stick forces. The trailing edge is blunter. It took several tries to get it right. The result is, no more spades. The Super Decathlon uses shovel-like attachments on the bottom of the ailerons called spades that give a pilot the equivalent of power steering in a car. The Super Decathlon will continue in production. The spade removal and other minor upgrades to the airplane were mainly done to save weight; the Lycoming 390 is 40 pounds heavier than the 180-horsepower Lycoming AEIO-360 used on the Super Decathlon.

  Xtreme Decathlon

Specifications

• Powerplant

  Lycoming AEIO-390-A1B6, 210 hp

• Propellers

  MT Composite MTV-15-B-C/C193-25, constant speed

• Length

  22 ft 11 in

• Height

  7 ft 8 in

• Wingspan

  30 ft 11 in

• Wing Area

  164 sq ft

• Wing loading

  11.9 lb/sq ft

• Power loading

  8.6 lb/hp

• Cabin Width

  2 ft 6 in

• Empty Weight

  1,330 lb

• Maximum gross weight

  1,950 lb

• Useful load

  620 lb

• Payload with full fuel

  380 lb

• Fuel capacity

  43 gal (40 gal usable)

• Baggage capacity

  100 lb

Performance

• Takeoff distance ground roll

  520 ft

• Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle

  957 ft

• Rate of climb sea level

  1,498 fpm

• Service ceiling

  20,000 ft

• Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle

  1,346 ft

• Landing distance ground roll

  542 ft

• Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, std fuel (fuel consumption, ea engine) @ 75% power, best economy

  149 mph/2.6 hr

• Range

Limiting and Recommended Airspeeds

• V_X

  57 mph

• V_Y

  81 mph

• V_NE

  200 mph

• V_S1

  58 mph

• V_SO

For more information, contact American Champion Aircraft at or via https://www.americanchampionaircraft.com/xtreme-decathlon

All specifications are based on manufacturer's calculations. All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted.