Aircraft Engineering Corp Ace K-1

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Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox aircraft The Aircraft Engineering Corp Ace K-1 was a United States single-seat biplane aircraft designed in 1918 by Alexander Klemin, then professor of Aeronautical Engineering at New York University (NYU). It was the first American civil aircraft to be produced after World War I.[1] Later versions included a nearly faired-in engine installation. The aircraft was re-introduced in 1930 with a re-designed fuselage and strengthened structure as the Ace 300 and Ace 200, fitted with Salmson 9Ad and LeBlond 5D engines, respectively.

One example survives, powered by a Script error: No such module "convert". Keane Acemotor, and is displayed at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York.[1]

Variants

Ace K-1
Early production aircraft powered by Ford Model T engines.
Ace 200
Later production aircraft powered by a LeBlond 5D engine.
Ace 300
Later production aircraft powered by a Salmson 9Ad engine.

Specifications (K-1)

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References

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Further reading

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External links

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