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The Acme Sportsman was a two-seat parasol wing sportsplane built in the United States in 1928 by Acme Aircraft Corporation, a company from Rockford, Illinois. It was of conventional taildragger configuration with open cockpits in tandem and folding wings. It was designed by Edward Stalker of the University of Michigan.

Variants

Acme Model 21 Sportsman

Production aircraft powered by Velie M-5 engines

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One aircraft re-engined with a 100hp Kinner K-5

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The other aircraft re-engined with a 45hp Szekely SR-5

Specifications (Sportsman model 21)

Data from Aerofiles Aa - Ak

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1
• Length: 22 ft 11 in (6.99 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Velie M-5 , 55 hp (41 kW)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• RWD-8

References

1. ^ Eckland, K.O. (2 May 2009). "Aircraft Ab - Ak". aerofiles.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

• Eckland, K.O. (2 May 2009). "Aircraft Ab - Ak". aerofiles.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

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