The Acrolite is a family of Canadian amateur-built aircraft, designed by Ron Wilson and produced by Acrolite Aircraft of Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1][2][3]
Acrolite | |
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Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
National origin | Canada |
Manufacturer | Acrolite Aircraft |
Designer | Ron Wilson |
First flight | October 1986 |
Status | Plans available (2021) |
The aircraft in the series all feature one or two seats, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The Acrolite fuselages are all made from welded 4130 steel tubing, with wooden structure wings covered in hot laminated plywood and control surfaces made from aluminum sheet. All other surfaces are covered in doped aircraft fabric. Wing arrangements, cockpit and engines vary by model.[1][2]
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co supplies plans and materials kits for the Acrolite 1C. The company claims that the 16 airframe-only materials packages cost under US$10,000.[3]
The Acrolite 1A won a Canadian Owners and Pilots Association "Good Show" award in 1998 and the Acrolite 1B was chosen as one of two finalists in the 1995 Aircraft Spruce & Speciality Scratchbuild Design Contest.[3][4][5]
In March 2017, five examples were registered with Transport Canada, although a total of seven had been once registered.[6][7]
Data from Bayerl and Acrolite Aircraft[1][9][15]
General characteristics
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