Acro Sport I | |
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Role | aerobatic sportsplane |
National origin | US |
Manufacturer | Acro Sport |
Designer | Paul Poberezny |
First flight | 11 January 1972 [1] |
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.
The Acro Sport II is the two place version of the Acro Sport I
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General characteristics
Performance
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