title: Ace Scooter
text: # Ace Scooter
  
  The Ace Scooter is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The Ace Scooter is a single place, strut-braced, high wing aircraft with conventional landing gear, which is steel. The tractor engine is mounted above the wing. The open cockpit has a short rounded nose. The fuselage is of wood construction with aircraft fabric covering.
  
  ## Specifications (Scooter)
  
  Data from Air Trails
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
  * Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
  * Height: 7 ft (2.1 m)
  * Wing area: 115 sq ft (10.7 $m^2)$
  * Aspect ratio: 6.75
  * Empty weight: 390 lb (177 kg)
  * Gross weight: 625 lb (283 kg)
  * Fuel capacity: 7 U.S. gallons (26 L; 5.8 imp gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine Horizontally opposed piston, 65 hp (48 kW)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 76 kn (88 mph, 142 km/h)
  * Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
  * Stall speed: 30 kn (34 mph, 55 km/h)
  * Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
  * Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
  
  Related development
  
  * Flaglor Scooter
  