Aerobatics & flying in the Bellanca Decathlon

Today we're taking a closer look at the Bellanca Decathlon and why it's a favorite for aerobatic flying. The Decathlon was designed by the Champion Aircraft Corporation, and is a derivative of the 7-series Citabrias. While the Citabria designs remain successful, and the introduction of the 7KCAB variant of the Citabria had added limited inverted flight capability, the Citabrias are not capable of "outside" maneuvers, those requiring significant negative-g loads. Pilots wanted an aircraft capable of more maneuvers, and Champion introduced the 8KCAB Decathlon in response to this demand.
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[@DaveFromBrooklyn]

My old man flew a Super Decathlon, in the same exact colors,N50554

[@RVgeeks]

We still miss our Bellanca! (1974 Turbo Super Viking 17-31 ATC)

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I thought the guest's voice sounded familiar. Scott and I were both members of SOSA in the 80s.