Suppliers of Components and Supplies for Acrosports
This page provides a listing of suppliers that have indicated that they provide components for the construction of Acrosports. Listing here does not indicate any endorsement of any of the products, and some are somewhat dated so they may not be available any longer. The items listed are, for the most part, components that are fairly unique to the Acrosport and may be difficult for individual builders to fabricate or find elsewhere.
If there is something anyone would like to see listed here, drop me a line and I will be happy to include it.
Acrosport Inc.
Plans: Acrosport I - $89.50 ; Acrosport II - $104.50
Other designs available as well
PO Box 462,
Hales Corners, WI 53130
(414) 529-2609
Wag-Aero Group - 1996 cataglog
Wheel Pants
Fiberglass fenders for Acrosport II: $ 256.95
Page 67
Wing tips
fiberglass wingtips for Acrosport II - $199.50
Page 68
Nose Cowl
Fiberglass, for Pitts and Acrosport - $ 162.50
Page 69
Exhaust System
Vibration damped system for Acro II - $458.00
Page 116
Exhaust System
Competition aerobatic system for Pitts S1, and acrosport S1 - $ 399.50
Page 118
Aero-Fabricators/Wag Aero
Leading Edge and Aileron gap wells
A little-known division of Wag Aero called Aero- Fabricators (just call
Wag Aero and ask to be transferred to them) will make, on demand, perfectly
formed leading edge and aileron gap wells. They have all the technical
specs (if you built your plane to the plans), you just have to give them
the correct wing panel lengths. I can't remember the cost, but it wasn't
very much considering the scratch-building difficulty of these particular
parts.
Aircraft Spruce 1997 catalog
Materials Kits
components not listed
Page 16
Spruce Kits and Spar kits
Page 50
Flying Wires and Tie Rods
Page 122
Fuel Tank
Main tank 24 gallons- for inverted flight
$245
Page 155
Canopies
29" or 34" long
$376
Page 169
Windshields
Clear plastic for Acrosport
0.125" thick - $ 52.08
Note: Listed in earlier catalogs (1988) but not explicitly in 1997. May be available since "only a few models are listed"
Page 168 (Page 132 in 1988 catalog)
Wheel Fairings
fiberglass fairings : 142 per pair
Page 170
Nose cowl
fiberglass - $ 78
page 171
Shock Absorber Coil Springs
Coil springs used in place of bungee cords
$89 per pair
Page 189
Pre-sewn Fabric Envelopes
Poly fiber or ceconite fabric envelopes
Various thicknesses
page 242 - 245
Aluminum Landing Gear
2024 T3 Spring Aluminum Gear
$ 749
Page 189
Wicks Aircraft Supply 1996 catalog
Materials Kits
Materials kits for Acro I and Acro II
Itemized list of components
Pages 13 - 18
Grove Aircraft Company
Spring Aluminum Landing Gear
2024 T6 - Aluminum Gear for AS II
$ 1,100
Sky Classic Aircraft
Manufactured Parts & Fittings
metal fittings, tail ribs, wing ribs, etc.
515-967-6490
in Kitplanes Classified - August 1997
A.Wheels (Nick D'Apuzzo)
Macwhyte Flying and Drag Wires
PO Box 174 , Ambler, PA 19002
215-843-7637
Airplane Plasics Co.
Windshield & canopies
8300K Dayton Road, Fairborn OH 45324
(937)/864-5607
Don't know for sure if they supply specific to Acrosport, but sounds like a good bet.
Dayton Plastics
Canopies
If you're planning on a 1 or 2-place canopy...Dayton Plastics in Fairborn, Ohio sells the perfect bubble. (They supply about 95% of the Pitts factory canopies). Repairable Pitts frames can be picked up by calling the Pitts factory and getting a list of the owners of new canopies that have been sold in your area. Most likely they will gladly part with the old broken canopy/frame. A little time and elbow grease and you can have a 1st-rate canopy for your plane.
D & D Tool, Inc.
Rudder and Brake Pedals 218 Harrison Avenue Zeeland, MI 49464 1-616-772-2416
I'm sure you've all seen the great looking brake/rudder pedals that are sold in Aircraft Spruce ($279.95 for the 2-place version). In addition to looking good they could save a serious amount of time scratch-building 4 brake/rudder pedals, but that's a lot of cash. I found the OEM one day, and they sell'em for half the cost.
Haneline Products, Inc.
Engine Turned Instrument Panel
48519 park Avenue Morongo Valley, CA 92256 1-760-363-6597
Haneline Products will custom make your panel layout in Jewel-quality, engine-turned stainless steel. This thin piece of stainless is simply stuck to your aluminum panel with double-sided tape. You then install your gauges, and go flying. No rust, no corrosion and hard to scratch. All you need to supply is a tracing of your complete panel or you can give them the outside shape tracing and indicate the size and location of all of your gauges.
Replicraft Aviation Inc.
Parts support: wing ribs, 4130 fittings, etc.
replicraft@aol.com
5 Heather Way, Boonton, NJ 07005-9713
201-402-2102
Reference : October 1997 Sport Aviation Classifieds