Aircraft Technologies Acro 1

The Aircraft Technologies Acro 1 is an American aerobatic homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Fred Meyer and produced by Aircraft Technologies of Lilburn, Georgia. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit or in the form of plans for amateur construction. Neither plans nor kits are available anymore and the aircraft is out of production.

Design and development
Designed as a high-speed, long-range cross country and aerobatic aircraft, the Acro 1 features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is stressed to +/-15g.

The aircraft is made from graphite and fiberglass composites. Its 20.00 ft span wing has a wing area of 75.00 sqft and has no flaps. The acceptable power range is 100 to 210 hp and the standard engine used is the 200 hp Lycoming IO-360 powerplant which gives it a cruise speed of 220 mph. A fuel capacity of 47 u.s.gal provides a range of 1000 mi.

The Acro 1 has an empty weight of 780 lb and a gross weight of 1250 lb, giving a useful load of 470 lb. With full fuel of 47 u.s.gal the payload is 188 lb.

The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 700 hours.

Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that one example had been flown.

In November 2014 three examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.