The Shober Willie II is an American two-seat sporting or aerobatic aircraft designed and built by Shober Aircraft Enterprises.[1] The aircraft was designed to be sold as plans for amateur construction.[1][2]
Willie II | |
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Role | Two-seat sporting or aerobatic aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Shober Aircraft Enterprises |
First flight | 1971 |
Number built | 1 |
The Willie II is a braced single-bay biplane with a fabric covered welded steel fuselage.[1] The two-spar wooden wings are fabric covered with wide-span ailerons on the lower wing and a fabric covered wired-braced welded steel tail unit.[1] The prototype is powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360-A3A four-cylinder piston engine.[1] It has two open cockpits in tandem and a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel.[1]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]
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