Champion Tri-Traveler 7AF

**andersel** · November 18th, 2010, 17:34

Whatever happened to Lilski's Tri-Traveler project? I only arrived here on SOH in time to hear about it's existance, but never heard anything about it after that. I'm a long time 'roncer fan and love LIC's stuff. Just wondering. LA

IVANOW · December 7th, 2010, 15:06

There was a beta version made .
Cazzie did some very good paints for it .
I have them .

**johnh_049** · December 7th, 2010, 15:19

I've done quite a few repaints for it, but if it doesn't get released to the general public, there's not much point uploading them anywhere.

wish it would be released...

***Cazzie*** · December 7th, 2010, 15:21

LA,

Check your PM.

**andersel** · December 10th, 2010, 14:18

Caz

PM headed your way

***Cazzie*** · December 10th, 2010, 15:39

Two replies sent to you.

Caz

**dandog** · December 11th, 2010, 19:07

Can I get a Tri-Champ?????? Please!!!!

**normb** · December 12th, 2010, 07:04

Thanks to the kindness of an SOH member I got a copy. It was very well done, as are all the LIC birds. I converted mine to a 7HC. The corporate transport version! It had a control wheel in front, removable stick in back. Rear seat wide enough for two (executives?). Lycoming 140 HP. No flaps. Champion couldn,t be faulted for trying almost anthing with the old Chanp airframe!

**ThinkingManNeil** · December 14th, 2010, 21:47

Aeronca also did a very nice four-seater called the 15AC Sedan:

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Also sans flaps but it proved to be very popular as a bush plane up north.

N.

**patful** · April 24th, 2012, 19:28

Oof! I'm really late to this party. I was just searching for Champ photos and came across LIC's Tri-Traveler Beta. I didn't even have FS2004 back then. This link doesn't seem to work, not even at archive.org: http://www.liclassics.com/7FCBETA1.zip. Are there any other download sites after all this time? Thanks.

Pat

**patful** · April 25th, 2012, 10:00

Thank you, kind sir. :salute:

Pat

***falcon409*** · April 25th, 2012, 15:37

Apparently it's being passed around. Can the link not be made public for some reason?

**zswobbie123** · April 25th, 2012, 22:58

Please may I have a copy as well?

**thunder100** · April 26th, 2012, 01:31

I want to public thank Caz to share the files with me(which I lost time ago) and OFF TOPIC explain that both LIC Champs(Tri&taildragger) work seamlessly well in FSX

And really all of it (FDE,Prop texture,FPS)

Thanks again

Roland

**johnh_049** · April 26th, 2012, 07:31

Originally Posted by falcon409

Apparently it's being passed around. Can the link not be made public for some reason?

I emailed LilSki quite a while ago asking if we could upload it here at SOH, but never got a reply from him.

It would be nice if it could be uploaded. it's really a nice model, and fun to paint too.

**hurricane3** · April 26th, 2012, 07:53

Again thanks to a very generious SOH member I have a Tri Traveler ,but was wondering about a little known Champ that had the nose gear positioned just in back of the main gear so the plane sat level like a nose gear equipped plane but the nose gear was in back of the mains.
Also when I was taking flying lessons , back with the Wrights, I remember a twin engine Champ ,whose main purpose was to train for your twin engine rating.
These would be super cool to have and I wouldn't think would'nt take a lot of work.Anyone ever hear or see these planes?There are ads for both in my collection of Flying magazines.

***srgalahad*** · April 27th, 2012, 08:29

7JC Tri-Con 1960 = Deluxe 7FC with reverse-direction tri-gear—a steerable third wheel was under mid-fuselage. $6,695; POP: 20
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http://www.8kcab.com/8KCAB-Hist3.html
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402 Lancer 1961 = Modernized 7FC with two 100hp Continental O-200-A; span: 34'6" length: 22'3" load: 660# v: 130/124/43 range: 744 ceiling: 17,500'; ff: 10/x/61 [prototype N9924Y]. Production didn't begin until Mar 1963. $12,500; POP: 23
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Info from Aerofiles :http://www.aerofiles.com/_ca.html under "Champion"

http://www.airport-data.com/articles...-Rev-1:40.html

"The general shape of the Champion fuselage was retained, although beefed up, with larger vertical and horizontal tail surfaces. Where the single engine had resided, a smoothly rounded nosecone appeared. The main wheels of the tricycle gear were directly under the wing-mounted engines, a pair of Continental O-200s developing 100 hp apiece and twirling fixed-pitch propellers."
http://www.avweb.com/news/pilotloung..._197830-1.html

**hurricane3** · April 27th, 2012, 11:22

Thankyou for the info at least people know it wasn't my medication that was causeing me to imagine these planes.
Does anyone know of a good refernce book on planes of the 20's through 60's?

**kikas** · March 20th, 2013, 09:10

Hi, i just discovered existence of this plane, is it still available to download anywhere?

**hurricane3** · March 20th, 2013, 15:40

Thanks to Caz I have the TriTraveler but we need some of our very talented members to make a Lancer and Tri-Con.

**normb** · March 21st, 2013, 07:10

Originally Posted by hurricane3

Thanks to Caz I have the TriTraveler but we need some of our very talented members to make a Lancer and Tri-Con.

Good info at:

http://www.8kcab.com/8KCAB-INFO.html

They have a section showing the history of the Champion series. Lots of odd and mix & match configurations.

Norm