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HW100 - 45000
UAW55 - 105000 RRW100 - 175000 PKRR - 7500 |
Acro Sport I Acro Sport I Role - aerobatic sportsplane National origin - US Manufacturer - Acro Sport Designer - Paul Poberezny First flight - 11 January 1972 Variants - 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. 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 Data from 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 (10.78 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 (135 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 152 mph (245 km/h, 132 kn) Cruise speed: 130 mph (209 km/h, 110 kn) Stall speed: 50 mph (81 km/h, 43 kn) Range: 350 mi (564 km, 300 nmi) Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,096 m) Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min (18 m/s) wikipedia.org (en) |