Comp Air 8 Explained

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 . The useful load is 2000to and the aircraft has a standard gross weight of 48000NaN0. The gross weight can be increased to 52000NaN0 or even 56000NaN0 with factory-supplied reinforcing kits. The standard engine used is the Walter M 601D of 6570NaN0[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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Web site: Comp Air 8 Turbine. 21 April 2011. Comp Air. Comp Air. 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515174756/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA8/index.htm. 15 May 2021. dead.
  3. Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 47. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 91. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  5. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
  6. Web site: Home. 16 August 2022. Comp Air. Comp Air. compairaviation.com. https://archive.today/20220816123622/http://www.compairaviation.com/. 16 August 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry. 16 August 2022. Federal Aviation Administration. Federal Aviation Administration. 16 August 2022.

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