Poberezny P-5 Pober Sport

The P-5 Pober Sport is an early low-wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul Poberezny. The one example built was flown across the country to every EAA chapter at the time.

Poberezny P-5 Pober Sport
P-5 Pober Sport on display
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States of America
Designer Paul Poberezny, Norm Poberezney, Ron Duhamel
First flight 7 July 1959
Number built 1

Design and development

The first drawings of the Pober Sport were published in the November 1956 issue of the experimenter.[1]

The Pober Sport is a strut-braced, low-wing, taildragger aircraft.

The fuselage is a modification of the Ace Baby Ace. The landing gear is from a J-3 Cub. The fabric covered aluminium wings are from a high-wing Luscombe Aircraft design. The elevators are controlled with push-pull tubes.[2]

Operational history

The Pober Sport was introduced at the 1959 EAA convention. During the sourcing of the parts, Poberezny used a C-47 to pick up the Luscome wings, and started work on the ailerons while in-flight.[3] Anders “Andy” Ljungberg later toured the United States on a 72 stop tour with the aircraft to visit every EAA chapter in the country. The tour was broadcast and monitored by amateur radio operators along the route.[4] The aircraft was donated to the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1975.[5]

Specifications (Poberezney P-5 Pober Sport)

Data from Experimenter

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
  • Wingspan: 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
  • Height: 6 ft (1.8 m)
  • Wing area: 88 sq ft (8.2 m2)
  • Empty weight: 570 lb (259 kg)
  • Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 18 US gallons (68 litres)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-85 , 85 hp (63 kW)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 110 kn (130 mph, 210 km/h)
  • Wing loading: 10.2 lb/sq ft (50 kg/m2)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References
  1. Experimenter. November 1956. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Experimenter. November 1957. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Sport Aviation. January 1960. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Sport Aviation. June 1960. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Poberezny P-5 Sport". Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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