Comp Air 7
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| Comp Air 7 Series | |
|---|---|
 Aero Comp 7SL | |
| General information | |
| Type | Comp Air 7 |
| Manufacturer | Comp Air |
| Status | Production completed |
| Number built | 115 (2011)[1] |
The Comp Air 7 is an American piston or turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form by Comp Air. It is configured as a conventional high-wing monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage.[2]
The company website does not list it as being in production in 2022.[3]
Operational history
[edit]By the fall of 2007 70 Comp Air 7s and 25 Comp Air 7SLs had been completed and were flying.[1]
Variants
[edit]- 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 M601 turboprop of 660 shp[1]
Specifications (typical Comp Air 7SLX)
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Data from 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 sq ft (16.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 2,400 lb (1,088 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,200 lb (1,905 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter M601 turboprop, 660 shp (550 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 275 mph (443 km/h, 239 kn)
- Cruise speed: 230 mph (372 km/h, 200 kn)
- Stall speed: 54 mph (87 km/h, 47 kn)
- Range: 1,047 mi (1,685 km, 1,040 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15 m/s)
- Power/mass: 6.36 lb/hp (0.26 kW/kg)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, pages 46–47, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.
- ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ Comp Air. "Home". compairaviation.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
External links
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