ACE Aircraft Falcon

Falcon
General information
ManufacturerACE Air-Craft (Air-Craft Corporation of America)
Designer
Orin Moore Welch
History
VariantWelch OW-5M

The ACE Aircraft Falcon Cabin Coupe was a light, low cost aircraft built during the Great Depression.


Design

The Falcon is a two-place, strut-braced high-wing conventional geared aircraft. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing and fabric covering. The engine was a 42 hp two cylinder model made by ACE. A Continental A40 could be purchased for an extra $200.[1]

Specifications

Data from Popular aviation[full citation needed]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft (11 m)
  • Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × ACE 2 Cylinder horizontally opposed, 42 hp (31 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 71 kn (82 mph, 132 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
  • Minimum control speed: 24 kn (28 mph, 45 km/h)

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. ^ Popular Aeronautics: 70. February 1932.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

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