Shober Willie II
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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]
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 from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 5.79 m (19 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 13.75 m2 (148 ft2)
- Empty weight: 388 kg (856 lb)
- Gross weight: 612 kg (1350 lb)
Performance
- Cruising speed: 241 km/h (150 mph)
- Stall speed: 96 km/h (60 mph)
- Range: 603 km (375 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4570 m (15000 ft)
- G limits: +9 -9g
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Taylor, ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.
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