ACE Aircraft Falcon

Falcon
General information
Manufacturer	ACE Air-Craft (Air-Craft Corporation of America)
Designer	Orin Moore Welch
History
Variant	Welch OW-5M

The ACE Aircraft Falcon Cabin Coupe was a light, low cost aircraft built during the Great Depression.

Design

The Falcon is a two-place, strut-braced high-wing conventional geared aircraft. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing and fabric covering. The engine was a 42 hp two cylinder model made by ACE. A Continental A40 could be purchased for an extra $200. ^[1]

Specifications

Data from Popular aviation^{[ full citation needed ]}

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1
• Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft (11 m)
• Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × ACE 2 Cylinder horizontally opposed, 42 hp (31 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 71 kn (82 mph, 132 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
• Minimum control speed: 24 kn (28 mph, 45 km/h)

See also

Related development

• Welch OW-5M

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Aeronca C-3

References

1. Popular Aeronautics: 70. February 1932.