Acme Sportsman Explained

Acme Sportsman
Type:Sportsplane
Designer:Edward Stalker[1]
First Flight:2 October 1929
Number Built:2

The Acme Sportsman was a two-seat parasol wing sportsplane built in the United States in 1928 by Acme Aircraft Corporation, a company from Rockford, Illinois. It was of conventional taildragger configuration with open cockpits in tandem and folding wings. It was designed by Edward Stalker of the University of Michigan.[1]

Variants

Acme Model 21 Sportsman
  • Production aircraft powered by Velie M-5 engines[1]
    Smith O
  • One aircraft re-engined with a 100hp Kinner K-5[1]
    Para-monoplane
  • The other aircraft re-engined with a 45hp Szekely SR-5[1]

    References

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Aircraft Ab - Ak . Eckland . K.O. . 2 May 2009 . aerofiles.com . 26 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121205051134/http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html . 5 December 2012 .

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