Shober Willie II

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Willie II
RoleTwo-seat sporting or aerobatic aircraft
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Shober Aircraft Enterprises
First flight1971
Number built1

The Shober Willie II is an American two-seat sporting or aerobatic aircraft designed and built by Shober Aircraft Enterprises. [1] The aircraft was designed to be sold as plans for amateur construction. [1] [2]

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Design

The Willie II is a braced single-bay biplane with a fabric covered welded steel fuselage. [1] The two-spar wooden wings are fabric covered with wide-span ailerons on the lower wing and a fabric covered wired-braced welded steel tail unit. [1] The prototype is powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A3A four-cylinder piston engine. [1] It has two open cockpits in tandem and a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. [1]

Specifications (Prototype)

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Taylor 1973, p. 431
  2. Air Trails: 79. Winter 1971.Missing or empty |title= (help)

Bibliography

  • Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   0-354-00117-5.