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898:"Directory of Plans You Can Build," Winter 1971,
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214:suspension, similar to gear of the
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452:26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
415:Updated plans of the Jr. Ace model
358:Ace Aircraft Manufacturing Company
143:Ace Aircraft Manufacturing Company
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882:Experimental Aircraft Association
247:Experimental Aircraft Association
118:EAA Mechanix Illustrated Baby Ace
573:1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
129:, a single-seat, single-engine,
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528:2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
393:Ford Model A automotive engine
265:The first example flew with a
170:The Baby Ace is a single-seat
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567:16,000 ft (4,900 m)
982:article, June–October 1935,
924:"Tiger Boy's Airplane Works"
978:The History of Ace Aircraft
420:Specifications (Baby Ace D)
210:is a split-axle type, with
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494:950 lb (431 kg)
488:575 lb (261 kg)
391:Single-seat powered by a
362:Asheville, North Carolina
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968:Web site of Ace Aircraft
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407:Two-seat tandem variant.
288:. A variety of aircraft
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586:250 ft (76 m)
580:200 ft (61 m)
431:General characteristics
878:"Baby Ace Comes Back,"
597:List of civil aircraft
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304:Operational history
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375:Variants
286:Heath B4
280:, 35-hp
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241:In 1955
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166:Original
126:Baby Ace
69:Designer
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