5 Personal Airplanes You Can Buy For Less Than $30,000

Aeronca Champ

This little taildragger, which was an immediate contender to the J-3 Cub for a period, is in some ways a superior plane than a Cub. Like the J-3, it has couple arranged seating, however dissimilar to the Cub, a performance pilot in a Champ sits in the front seat, so visibility while navigating is great, contrasted with beside none on the J-3. Which one handles better on the ground is far from being obviously true, with the two camps differing on which is more powerless to a ground circle. You can find Champs with low-time motors (they were equipped with a 65-to a 95-hp Continental motor) for under $25,000, which is in any event $10,000 less expensive than a tantamount J-3.

Range: 270 Nautical Miles
Cruise speed: 83 knots
Useful load: 480 pounds
Fuel consumption: N/A
Avg Used Price: $25,000

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