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Pober Super Ace

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Top speed
  
177 km/h

Length
  
5.64 m

Wingspan
  
8.32 m

Manufacturer
  
Acro Sport


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The Pober Super Ace was a single-seat sports aircraft designed as a homebuilt aircraft by Orland Corben in 1935. A set of plans and construction articles appeared in Popular Aviation between April and October that year and were later marketed by Orland Corben.

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It was a single-seat parasol wing monoplane of conventional tailwheel configuration. As published, the plans called for an engine from a Ford Model A to be modified to power the aircraft.

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Rights to the aircraft were sold to Paul Poberezny with the rest of the Corben company's assets. Plans are currently offered for sale by Acro Sport.

Variants

Pober Super Ace Super AceACE SACE L1P L
Baby Ace
Single-seat
Super Ace
Single-seat powered by a Ford Model A Automotive engine. Plans updated by EAA founder Paul Poberezny.
Jr. Ace
Two-seat tandem variant.
Pober Jr Ace
Updated plans of the Jr. Ace model

Specifications

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General characteristics

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  • Crew: one
  • Length: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
  • Wingspan: 27 ft 3.5 in (8.32 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
  • Wing area: 118 ft2 (10.96 m2)
  • Empty weight: 685 lb (311 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,030 lb (467 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental, 85 hp (63 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 110 mph (177 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
  • Range: 250 miles (403 km)
  • Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
  • Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4 m/s)

    • References

    Pober Super Ace Wikipedia
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