Comp Air 7

Comp Air 7 Series
Aero Comp 7SL
Role	Comp Air 7
Manufacturer	Comp Air
Number built	95 (2007)[1]
Unit cost	USD$90,000 - $375,000 (7SLX)[1]

An AeroComp Comp Air 7SL at the COPA Convention in Wetaskiwin, Alberta June, 2005

The Comp Air 7 is a piston or turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form. It is configured as a conventional high-wing monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage.

Variants

The Comp Air 7 is available in two basic versions:

• 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]

Production

By the fall of 2007 70 Comp Air 7s and 25 Comp Air 7SLs had been completed and were flying.^[1]

Specifications (typical Comp Air 7SLX)

Source: 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 ft² (16.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 2,400 lb (1088 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)
• Cruise speed: 230 mph (372 km/h)
• Stall speed: 54 mph (87 km/h)
• Range: 1040 sm (1685 km)
• Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (923 m/min)
• Power/mass: 6.36 lb/hp (0.26 kW/kg)

See also

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, pages 46-47, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.

External links

• Comp Air 7 on manufacturer's website