Aircraft Engineering Corp Ace K-1

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Ace K-1
General information
Type	Sport Biplane
Manufacturer	Aircraft Engineering Corp / Horace Keane Aeroplanes
Designer	Alexander Klemin
Number built	8x K-1 + One each of Ace 200 and Ace 300
History
First flight	1919

The Aircraft Engineering Corp Ace K-1 was a United States single-seat biplane aircraft designed in 1918 by Alexander Klemin, then professor of Aeronautical Engineering at New York University (NYU). It was the first American civil aircraft to be produced after World War I.^[1] Later versions included a nearly faired-in engine installation. The aircraft was re-introduced in 1930 with a re-designed fuselage and strengthened structure as the Ace 300 and Ace 200, fitted with Salmson 9Ad and LeBlond 5D engines, respectively.

One example survives, powered by a 40 horsepower (30 kW) Keane Acemotor, and is displayed at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York.^[1]

Ace K-1

Early production aircraft powered by Ford Model T engines.

Ace 200

Later production aircraft powered by a LeBlond 5D engine.

Ace 300

Later production aircraft powered by a Salmson 9Ad engine.

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Length: 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) ^[1]
• Wingspan: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ford Model T 4-cyl in-line water-cooled piston engine, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 63 mph (101 km/h, 55 kn)
• Range: 160 mi (260 km, 140 nmi)

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919. London: Samson Low Marston. p. 444a.

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