Comp Air 8

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use American English Template:Infobox aircraft The Comp Air 8 is an American kit turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft that was manufactured by Comp Air of Florida from about 2000 until 2021.[1][2][3][4][5]

The aircraft's webpage was removed in 2021 and the new company website does not list it as being in production in 2022.[2][6]

Design and development

The aircraft is a Comp Air 7 with its fuselage stretched by 2 feet (0.6 m) to accommodate six adults and two children. The Comp Air 8 is configured as a conventional high-wing monoplane with optional tailwheel or tricycle undercarriage. It can be fitted with large floats for water operations.[2]

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Kit production seems to have ended in 2021.[2][6]

Operational history

In August 2022 there were seven Comp Air 8s registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[7]

Specifications (Comp Air 8)

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Comp Air 8 with conventional landing gear
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Comp Air 8 with tricycle landing gear

Data from Comp Air[8]

General characteristics

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References

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  1. ↑ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. ↑ a b c d e Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 47. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. ↑ a b Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 91. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  5. ↑ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".
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External links

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