Acme Sportsman
Role Sportsplane
Manufacturer Acme Aircraft
Designer Edward Stalker[1]
First flight 2 October 1929[1]
Number built 2[1]

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]

Specifications (Sportsman model 21)

Data from Aerofiles Aa - Ak[1]

General characteristics

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Eckland, K.O. (2 May 2009). "Aircraft Ab - Ak". aerofiles.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
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