Comp Air 8
{{Short description|American light aircraft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name=Comp Air 8
| image=Aerocomp Comp Air 8 N555RW LKL 29.03.11R edited-2.jpg
| caption=Comp Air 8 on amphibious floats
| type=Kit built light civil utility aircraft
| national_origin=United States
| manufacturer=Comp Air
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| status=Production completed
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| produced= 2000-2021
| number_built=25 (2011)
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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.Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851{{Cite web|url = http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA8/index.htm|title = Comp Air 8 Turbine|accessdate = 21 April 2011|author = Comp Air|authorlink = Comp Air|year = 2006|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210515174756/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA8/index.htm|archive-date= 15 May 2021|url-status=dead}}Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 47. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 91. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
The aircraft's webpage was removed in 2021 and the new company website does not list it as being in production in 2022.{{cite web|url= http://www.compairaviation.com/|title= Home|access-date= 16 August 2022|author= Comp Air|author-link= Comp Air|work= compairaviation.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220816123622/http://www.compairaviation.com/|archive-date= 16 August 2022|url-status= live}}
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.
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 {{convert|180|u.s.gal}}. The useful load is {{convert|2000|to|2500|lb|0|abbr=on}} and the aircraft has a standard gross weight of {{convert|4800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. The gross weight can be increased to {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} or even {{convert|5600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} with factory-supplied reinforcing kits. The standard engine used is the Walter M 601D of {{convert|657|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}
Operational history
In August 2022 there were seven Comp Air 8s registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.{{cite web|url = https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/MakeModelInquiry|title = Make / Model Inquiry|accessdate = 16 August 2022|author = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 16 August 2022}}
Specifications (Comp Air 8)
File:Aerocomp Comp Air 8 AN1030149.jpg]]
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|max takeoff weight note=with gross weight increase kit
|fuel capacity=150 US gallons (568 litres)
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|eng1 name=Walter M 601D
|eng1 type=turboprop
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|prop blade number=3
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|more performance=*Fuel consumption: 35-37 US gallons per hour fuel burn (133-140 L/h)
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210515174756/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA8/index.htm Official website archive] on Archive.org
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