Acro Sport II

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Acro Sport II

The Acro II is a two-seat aerobatic sportsplane designed by US aviation enthusiast Paul Poberezny in the 1970s for amateur construction. It is an enlarged version of his previous Acro Sport I, sized up to carry two persons. Plans are available through Acro Sport in Wisconsin and material kits are supplied by Aircraft Spruce and Specialty.[1][2][3][4][5]

Design and development

The Acro Sport II is a short-span biplane of conventional taildragger configuration, typically built with open cockpits and spatted main undercarriage. Its structure is fabric-covered, steel tube fuselage and tail group, with wood wing structure.[1][2]

Operational history

In March 2017, 83 examples were on the Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registry in the United States, although 129 had at one time been registered. In Canada in March 2017 there were 11 registered with Transport Canada.[6][7]

Variants

Acro Sport I
Single place version of the Acro Sport

Specifications

Data from Terpstra[8]

General characteristics

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See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

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  1. ^ a b Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 89. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 91. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aircraft Spruce and Specialty (2017). "Acro Sport II". aircraftspruce.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hintenlang, David. "Resource guide for Acrosport Biplanes". The Acro Sport Resource Page. Archived from the original on 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yarrish, Gerry (2020-02-20). "Planes Worth Modeling - Acro Sport II Biplane". Model Airplane News. Air Age Media. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Federal Aviation Administration (28 March 2017). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Transport Canada (28 March 2017). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. ^ Terpstra, 1992, p.14.
  • Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Terpstra, Philip (1992). 1992 Worldwide Homebuilt Aircraft Directory. Tucson, Arizona: Spirit Publications. p. 13.

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