Comp Air 9
| Comp Air 9 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Comp Air |
| Status | In production (2012) |
| Unit cost |
US$770,000 to $1.2M (to complete, 2011) |
The Comp Air 9 is a turboprop, high-wing, cantilever monoplane with tricycle landing gear produced as a kit for amateur construction by Comp Air. A total of one example had been completed and flown by the end of 2011.[1]
Design and development
The aircraft is built from carbon fiber and is powered by a Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop powerplant of 1,000 hp (746 kW) or similar engine.[2]
Specifications (typical Comp Air 9)
Data from Bayerl and Comp Air[2][3]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: five
- Length: 38 ft (12 m)
- Wingspan: 43 ft (13 m)
- Wing area: 260 sq ft (24 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 6:1
- Empty weight: 4,300 lb (1,950 kg)
- Gross weight: 7,700 lb (3,493 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 300 U.S. gallons (1,100 L; 250 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Honeywell TPE331-10 or -12 turboprop aircraft engine, 1,000 hp (750 kW)
- Propellers: 4-bladed Hartzell constant speed, reversible propeller
Performance
- Cruise speed: 250 kn (288 mph; 463 km/h)
- Stall speed: 58 kn (67 mph; 107 km/h)
- Range: 1,500 nmi (1,726 mi; 2,778 km)
- G limits: +4.3/-1.5
- Rate of climb: 2,800 ft/min (14 m/s) at gross weight
- Wing loading: 29 lb/sq ft (140 kg/m2)
References
- ↑ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 91. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Comp Air (n.d.). "Comp Air 9 Specifications". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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