Comp Air 8
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates 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]
The Comp Air 8 fuselage and tail are constructed with carbon fiber. Fuel capacity can be determined by the builder and can be as much as Template:Convert. The useful load is Template:Convert and the aircraft has a standard gross weight of Template:Convert. The gross weight can be increased to Template:Convert or even Template:Convert with factory-supplied reinforcing kits. The standard engine used is the Walter M 601D of Template:Convert[2][4]
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)
References
External links
- ↑ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
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- ↑ Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 47. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".
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