The Ace ''Junior Ace'' is a two-seat sports aircraft that has been offered by the

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in kit and plans form for

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since the early 1930s. It was designed by

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.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 37. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 An evolution of Corben's single-seat Baby Ace, Dwiggins, Don: Chapter 3: "Flying the Corben Baby Ace," ''Low Horsepower Fun Aircraft You Can Build,'' 1979,

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monoplane of conventional

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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 . Pober Jr Ace

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founder

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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

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maintains the rights to the design, and sells plans so the aircraft can be amateur-built.

Variants

; Baby Ace :Single seat ; Super Ace :Single seat powered by a Ford Model A automotive engine. Plans updated by EAA founder

. ;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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Variants

Specifications (Model E)

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