Ace Junior Ace

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The Ace Junior Ace is a two-seat sports aircraft that has been offered by the Ace Aircraft Manufacturing Company in kit and plans form for home building since the early 1930s. It was designed by Orland Corben.[1]

An evolution of Corben's single-seat Baby Ace,[2] it is a parasol wing monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. Pilot and passenger sit side-by-side, in a cockpit that may be enclosed or left open. The fuselage is of fabric-covered tubular construction and the wings are wood. A variety of powerplants may be used, and the aircraft has a power range of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]

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Pober Jr. Ace
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Corben Jr Ace
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Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul Poberezny widened the fuselage of the Jr Ace, added modern wheels, brakes and increased the span to 34 ft to create the Pober Jr Ace. The company Acro Sport maintains the rights to the design, and sells plans so the aircraft can be amateur-built.[3]

Variants

Baby Ace
Single seat
Super Ace
Single seat powered by a Ford Model A automotive engine. Plans updated by EAA founder Paul Poberezny.
Ace Junior Ace
Two side-by-side seat variant.
Pober Jr Ace
Updated plans of the Jr. Ace model

Specifications (Model E)

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See also

Related development

References

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  1. a b Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 37. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Dwiggins, Don: Chapter 3: "Flying the Corben Baby Ace," Low Horsepower Fun Aircraft You Can Build, 1979, TAB Books, LOC: 79-22942; ISBN 0-8306-9710-1 / ISBN 0-8306-2267-5, as compiled in Modern Aviation Library, Vol. 10, Book No. 210, TAB, Blue Ridge Summit, Penn., USA
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External links

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