Aerocomp Comp Air 8
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The Aerocomp Comp Air 8 is a turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form. Essentially the Comp Air 7 design with its fuselage stretched by 2 feet (0.6 m), it is configured as a conventional high-wing monoplane with optional tailwheel or tricycle undercarriage.
[edit] Specifications (typical Comp Air 8)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 7 passengers
- Length: 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Wing area: 237 ft² (22 m²)
- Empty: 2,800 lb (1,270 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 4,800-5,600 lb (2,177-2,540 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Walter 601D turboprop, 657 shp (490 kW)
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 229 mph IAS (366 km/h)
- Range: 700 miles (1,127 km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (915 m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
- Stall, power off (Vsl): 45 to 55 mph IAS (72 to 89 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 225 to 250 mph TAS (362-402 km/h) (17,000 to 21,000 ft)
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Designation sequence: Comp Air 4 - Comp Air 6 - Comp Air 7 - Comp Air 8 - Comp Air 10 - Comp Air 12
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