Acro Sport II

Acro Sport II

Role	aerobatic sportsplane
National origin	US
Manufacturer	Acro Sport
Designer	Paul Poberezny
Developed from	Acro Sport I

Acro Sport II

Acro Sport II

Acro Sport II

The Acro II is a two-seat aerobatic sportsplane designed by US aviation enthusiast Paul Poberezny in the 1970s for amateur construction. It is an enlarged version of his previous Acro Sport I, sized up to carry two persons. Plans are available through Acro Sport in Wisconsin.^[1]

The Acro Sport II is a short-span biplane of conventional taildragger configuration, typically built with open cockpits and spatted main undercarriage. Its structure is fabric-covered, steel tube fuselage and tail group, with wood wing structure.^[1]

Variants

Acro Sport I: Single place version of the Acro Sport

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2
Length: 18 ft 10.25 in (5.7468 m)
Wingspan: 21 ft 8 in (6.60 m)
Height: 6 ft 7.75 in (2.0257 m)
Wing area: 152 sq ft (14.1 m²)
Empty weight: 875 lb (397 kg)
Gross weight: 1,520 lb (689 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piaston engine, 180 hp (130 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 152 mph (245 km/h; 132 kn)
Cruise speed: 123 mph (107 kn; 198 km/h)
Stall speed: 53 mph (46 kn; 85 km/h)
Range: 430 mi (374 nmi; 692 km)
Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,096 m)
Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)

References

1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 89. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
↑ Terpstra, 1992, p.14.

Terpstra, Philip (1992). 1992 Worldwide Homebuilt Aircraft Directory. Tucson, Arizona: Spirit Publications. p. 13.

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Aircraft produced by Acro Sport

Acro Sport I Acro Sport II/Super Acro Sport

Aerobatics

Aircraft	List of aerobatic aircraft

Competitions	European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship World Gliding Championships

Maneuvers	Loop (Inside & Outside) Aileron roll Barrel roll Cuban Eight Falling Leaf Hesitation roll Immelmann turn Kulbit Lomcevak Pugachev's Cobra Slip Spin Split S Stall Turn/Hammerhead Tailslide The Scissors Whifferdill turn Zurabatic Cartwheel

Organizations	British Aerobatic Association Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog) International Aerobatic Club International Miniature Aerobatic Club

Pilots	Cecilia R. Aragon Hannes Arch Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad Lincoln J. Beachey Péter Besenyei Ladislav Bezák Marta Bohn-Meyer Paul Bonhomme Pip Borrman Kirby Chambliss Julie Clark Marion Cole Vicki Cruse Mario de Bernardi Glen Dell Matthias Dolderer Wilhelm Düerkop Walter Extra Markus Feyerabend Gerhard Fieseler Jozef Gabris Michael Goulian Matt Hall Wayne Handley Ray Hanna Charlie Hillard Bob Hoover Bevo Howard Petr Jirmus Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Georgij Kaminski Svetlana Kapanina Sándor Katona Charlie Kulp Anatoly Kvochur Nigel Lamb Jim LeRoy Leo Loudenslager Nancy Lynn Alejandro Maclean Pete McLeod Jerzy Makula Stanisław Makula Mikhail Mamistov Mike Mangold Scott Manning Catherine Maunoury Neil Williams Pyotr Nesterov Alexandr Panfierov Ivy May Pearce Adolphe Pégoud František Peřina Tom Poberezny Maciej Pospieszyński Sergey Rakhmanin Amelia Reid Olaf Schmidt Art Scholl Klaus Schrodt Betty Skelton Erde Skip Stewart Martin Šonka Gene Soucy Chris Sperou Victor Tchmal Reinhold Tiling Ferenc Tóth Sean D. Tucker Nick Turvey Ernst Udet Gabor Varga Frank Versteegh Patty Wagstaff Kermit Weeks Walter Wolfrum Janusz Żurakowski

Other	3D Radio control Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams

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Acro Sport II

Variants

Specifications

See also

References

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