| 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.
Variants
The Acro Sport II is the two place version of the Acro Sport I
References
- ^ Terpstra, 1992, p.13.
- Terpstra, Philip (1992). 1992 Worldwide Homebuilt Aircraft Directory. Tucson, Arizona: Spirit Publications. p. 13.
Further reading
- Schultheis, Robert (November 2, 1974). EAA Acro-Sport (with plan). American Aircraft Modeler. Academy of Model Aeronautics. 74 (11): pp. 20–26.
- Davisson, Budd (February 1978). Akrosport - homebuilt from EAA's Think Tank. Air Progress. Challenge Publications. 40 (2). ISSN 0002-2500
- Curds, Gerald (November 1983). EAA 'Acro-Sport': Biplane Plans Feature. RCM&E. Mortons Media Group Ltd. 24 (11).
- Bedřich, Zdenék (January 1989). EAA Acrosport. Modelář. Prague: Naše vojsko. 40 (1): pp. 18–19.
External links
- Acro Sport I & Super Acro Sport I (EAA Aircraft Building Kits & Plans)
- Acro Sport Newsletter (all volumes digitized from Neil Sidders' collection)