Vidor Champion V


The Vidor Champion V is an Italian homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Giuseppe Vidor, first flying on 10 June 1995. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. It is also known as the Asso Aerei V Champion.

Design and development

The Champion V features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or optionally retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of. The wings are removable in about 15 minutes for ground transport or storage. The cabin width is. The acceptable power range is and the standard engine used is the Volkswagen air-cooled engine four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion powerplant.
The Champion V has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is.
The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 1500 hours.

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that 15 kits had been sold and three aircraft were completed and flying.
In January 2014 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Specifications (Champion V retractable)