The Acroduster I SA700 is an American single-seat
homebuilt
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aerobatic
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biplane
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.
Development
The Acroduster was an elliptical-winged biplane built with the intention of competing against the
Pitts Special.
Design
The aircraft also owes some of its design to the
Midget Mustang
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. The fuselage is of aluminum construction rather than the popular
tube and fabric for the type. The wings are similar to the
Stolp Starduster
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Design and ...
. Roll rate is 240 degrees per second.
Variants
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Beets Special __NOTOC__
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Marketed by Stolp.
Specifications (Acroduster 1)
See also
Notes
References
*Budd Davisson, Air Progress, 1975
*Sport Aviation, August 1972 pp. 38 Stolp Arcroduster
*Sport Aerobatics, August 1974 pp. 14 New Unlimited Machine - Acroduster I
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Acroduster
1970s United States sport aircraft
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