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Shober Willie II

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Wingspan
  
6.1 m

Length
  
5.79 m

Manufacturer
  
Shober Aircraft Enterprises

The Shober Willie II is an American two-seat sporting or aerobatic aircraft designed and built by Shober Aircraft Enterprises. The aircraft was designed to be sold as plans for amateur construction.

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Design

The Willie II is a braced single-bay biplane with a fabric covered welded steel fuselage. The two-spar wooden wings are fabric covered with wide-span ailerons on the lower wing and a fabric covered wired-braced welded steel tail unit. The prototype is powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A3A four-cylinder piston engine. It has two open cockpits in tandem and a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel.

Specifications (Prototype)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.79 m (19 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 13.75 m2 (148 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 388 kg (856 lb)
  • Gross weight: 612 kg (1350 lb)

    • Performance

  • Cruising speed: 241 km/h (150 mph)
  • Stall speed: 96 km/h (60 mph)
  • Range: 603 km (375 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4570 m (15000 ft)
  • G limits: +9 -9g

    • References

    Shober Willie II Wikipedia
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