Aviat Eagle

what is it?

The Christen Eagle is an aerobatic sporting biplane aircraft that has been produced in the United States since the late 1970s. In the 1990s, it became known as the Aviat Eagle after Aviat Aircraft purchased rights from Christen Industries. As of 2025, the airplane title has reverted back to the Christen Eagle after a newly formed Christen Industries renewed production.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 6.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 296 km/htop speed
• size 716 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 49 years ago, in 1977.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1977-02

number built

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role

aerobatic aircraft

makers

Christen Industries

engines

1× Textron Lycoming AEIO-360-A1D

length

5.5 m

wingspan

6.1 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

716 kg

top speed

296 km/h

cruise speed

265 km/h

range

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ceiling

5,182 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.