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.

The Champion V was developed into the Alpi Pioneer 300, with the addition of composite skin.

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 8.321 m span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of 11 m2. The wings are removable in about 15 minutes for ground transport or storage. The cabin width is 42 in. The acceptable power range is 75 to 100 hp and the standard engine used is the 75 hp Volkswagen air-cooled engine four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion powerplant.

The Champion V has a typical empty weight of 272 kg and a gross weight of 480 kg, giving a useful load of 208 kg. With full fuel of 49 L the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is 173 kg.

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.