The Acme Sportsman was a two-seat

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sportsplane built in the United States in 1928 by

Acme Aircraft Corporation The Acme Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Rockford, Illinois, founded in 1928.Gunston 2005, p. 6.Grey, C.G. (ed): ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1929'', page 235c. Sampson, Low, Manton and Company, Limited ...

, a company from

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. It was of conventional

taildragger Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Term ...

configuration with open cockpits in tandem and folding wings. It was designed by Edward Stalker of the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

Variants

;Acme Model 21 Sportsman :Production aircraft powered by Velie M-5 engines ;Smith O :One aircraft re-engined with a 100hp

Kinner K-5 The Kinner K-5 was a popular engine for light general and sport aircraft developed by Winfield B. 'Bert' Kinner. With the boom in civilian aviation after Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight the K-5 sold well. The K-5 was a rough running but ...

;Para-monoplane :The other aircraft re-engined with a 45hp Szekely SR-5

Specifications (Sportsman model 21)

References

* {{cite web, url=http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html , title=Aircraft Ab - Ak , last=Eckland , first=K.O. , date=2 May 2009 , publisher=aerofiles.com , accessdate=26 January 2012 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205051134/http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html , archivedate=5 December 2012 1920s United States sport aircraft Parasol-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1929

Variants

Specifications (Sportsman model 21)

See also

References