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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.[1]

Acme Sportsman
Role	Sportsplane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Acme Aircraft
Designer	Edward Stalker[1]
First flight	2 October 1929[1]
Number built	2[1]

Variants

Acme Model 21 Sportsman

Production aircraft powered by Velie M-5 engines[1]

Smith O

One aircraft re-engined with a 100hp Kinner K-5[1]

Para-monoplane

The other aircraft re-engined with a 45hp Szekely SR-5[1]

Specifications (Sportsman model 21)

Data from Aerofiles Aa - Ak[1]

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

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

На других языках

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- [en] Acme Sportsman

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[fr] Acme Sportsman

La désignation Sportsman a été donné à deux avions différents construits par Acme Aircraft Corp.

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