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Top speed
  
245 km/h

Length
  
5.33 m

Designer
  
Paul Poberezny

Wingspan
  
5.97 m

Manufacturer
  
Acro Sport

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Flying the acro sport ii


The Acro Sport is a single-seat aerobatic sportsplane designed by US aviation enthusiast Paul Poberezny in the early 1970s for homebuilding. Plans are marketed by Acro Sport Inc.

Contents

The Acro Sport is a short-span biplane of conventional taildragger configuration, typically built with an open cockpit and spatted main undercarriage. Its structure is a fabric-covered, steel tube fuselage and tail group, with a wood wing structure.

Variants

The Acro Sport II is the two place version of the Acro Sport I

Specifications

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General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
  • Wingspan: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
  • Wing area: 116 sq ft (10.8 m2)
  • Empty weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,350 lb (612 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 180 hp (130 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 152 mph (245 km/h; 132 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 130 mph (209 km/h; 113 kn)
  • Stall speed: 50 mph (80 km/h; 43 kn)
  • Range: 350 mi (304 nmi; 563 km)
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,096 m)
  • Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min (18 m/s)

    • References

    Acro Sport I Wikipedia
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