Comte AC-11-V

The Comte AC-11-V was a 1930s Swiss three-seat cabin monoplane produced by Flugzeugbau A. Comte for aerial photography and mapping.^[1] The AC-11-V was a high-wing monoplane with a taikskid-conventional landing gear and powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial engine.^[1]

Design and development

The enclosed cabin had side-by-side seating for a pilot and co-pilot (or mapping photography specialist).^[1] To allow easy access to the cabin the starboard seat folded to one side.^[1] Another moveable seat was mounted on rails running the whole length of the cabin; it could be locked in any position on the rails giving access to the side windows.^[1] A window was fitted between the pilots' seats to allow drift readings to be made and a further floor window aft allowed a vertical camera to be used.^[1]

Operational history

During the Second World War years one aircraft was used by the Swiss Air Force to make detailed maps of Switzerland.

Specifications

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
• Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 24.40 m² (262.6 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,420 kg (3,131 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial piston, 160 kW (220 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph; 103 kn) at 4000m
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,966 ft)

References

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Notes

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 

See also