Pober Super Ace

Pober Super Ace
Role	sports aircraft
National origin	US
Manufacturer	Acro Sport
Designer	Orland Corben

The Pober Super Ace was a single-seat sports aircraft designed as a homebuilt aircraft by Orland Corben in 1935. A set of plans and construction articles appeared in Popular Aviation between April and October that year and were later marketed by Orland Corben.

It was a single seat parasol wing monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. As published, the plans called for an engine from a Ford Model A to be modified to power the aircraft.

Rights to the aircraft were sold to Paul Poberezny with the rest of the Corben company's assets. Plans are currently^[update] offered for sale by Acro Sport.

Specifications

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 3.5 in (8.32 m)
• Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
• Wing area: 118 ft² (10.96 m²)
• Empty weight: 685 lb (311 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,030 lb (467 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental, 85 hp (63 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 110 mph (177 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
• Range: 250 miles (403 km)
• Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
• Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4 m/s)

External links

• Ace Aircraft Manufacturing Company
• The History of Ace Aircraft

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft
  

References

• Terpstra, Philip (1992). 1992 Worldwide Homebuilt Aircraft Directory. Tucson, Arizona: Spirit Publications. p. 16. 

Aircraft produced by Ace Aircraft Baby Ace  • Junior Ace  • Super Ace

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