Ace Baby Ace
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Ace Baby Ace

The Ace Baby Ace was the world's first aircraft to be marketed as a homebuilt aircraft when its plans was offered for sale in 1929. Plans are still available and Baby Aces are still being built today. It was designed by Orland Corben.

It is a single seat parasol wing monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. The fuselage is of fabric-covered tubular construction and the wings are wood. A variety of powerplants may be used, typically in the 65-100hp range.

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Specification 
 MODELBaby Ace D
 CREW1
 WEIGHTS
    Operating empty weight430 kg948 lb
    Empty weight270 kg595 lb
 DIMENSIONS
    Wingspan5.46 m17 ft 11 in
    Length8.08 m26 ft 6 in
    Wing area10.22 m2110.01 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
    Max. speed176 km/h109 mph
    Ceiling3200 m10500 ft

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