| Aerospace manufacturer | |
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 14 June 1977 [1] |
| Defunct | 5 November 2014 [1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Aerobatics aircraft |
Acro Sport Inc was an aircraft manufacturer based in Hales Corners, Wisconsin that marketed plans for homebuilt aircraft. [2] [3]
The company sold plans for the Acro Sport I and Acro Sport II aerobatic biplanes, but also owned the rights to a number of other designs, including the Nesmith Cougar, Pober Pixie, Pober Junior Ace, and Pober Super Ace. All except the Cougar are designs of Paul Poberezny. The company is not affiliated with either Poberezny or the Experimental Aircraft Association. [2] [3]
The Ace Aircraft Manufacturing Company was established in Wichita, Kansas in 1929 by Orland Corben to market the world's first homebuilt aircraft, a machine of his own design called the Baby Ace. The enterprise did not last long before US regulations changed to restrict homebuilt aircraft, and Corben was forced to stop marketing his design.
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