Aerocomp Comp Air 7

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Aero Comp 7 Series

Aero Comp 7SL

Type Aero Comp 7
Manufacturer Aerocomp
Number built 95 (2007)[1]
Unit cost USD$90,000 - $375,000 (7SLX)[1]
An AeroComp Comp Air 7SL at the COPA Convention in Wetaskiwin, Alberta June, 2005
An AeroComp Comp Air 7SL at the COPA Convention in Wetaskiwin, Alberta June, 2005

The Aerocomp Comp Air 7 is a piston or turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form. It is configured as a conventional high-wing monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage.

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[edit] Variants

The Comp Air 7 is available in two basic versions:

  • Comp Air 7 - piston powered aircraft typically equipped with a Lycoming IO-540 piston engine of 290 hp[1]
  • Comp Air 7SLX - turbine powered aircraft equipped typically with a Walter 601 turboprop of 660 shp[1]

[edit] Production

By the fall of 2007 70 Comp Air 7s and 25 Comp Air 7SLs had been completed and were flying.[1]

[edit] Specifications (typical Comp Air 7SLX)

Source: Kitplanes Magazine[1] General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Capacity: 6 passengers
  • Length: 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
  • Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.15 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
  • Wing area: 178 ft² (16.5 m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,400 lb (1088 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,200 lb (1,905 kg)
  • Powerplant:Walter 601 turboprop, 660 shp (550 kW)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, pages 46-47, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.

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