Comp Air
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Comp Air Inc, formerly known as Aerocomp Inc, is an aircraft manufacturer based in Merritt Island, Florida
, owned by Ron Lueck.
The firm originally manufactured floats for seaplane
s, using composite material
s. It later branched out into aircraft, marketing them in kit form for homebuilding
. It now offers 3-10 place kit aircraft, with the latest developments being in the experimental Jet market. In 2004
, the company test-flew its most ambitious project, a homebuilt jet aircraft, the Aerocomp Comp Air Jet.
A wholly owned subsidiary, with partner Patrick Farrell, Forward.Vision manufactures Infra-red viewing systems for aviation use.
Merritt Island, Florida
Merritt Island is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located on the east coast of the state on the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,090. It is part of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, owned by Ron Lueck.
The firm originally manufactured floats for seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
s, using composite material
Composite material
Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct at the macroscopic or...
s. It later branched out into aircraft, marketing them in kit form for homebuilding
Homebuilt aircraft
Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch," from plans, or from assembly kits.-Overview:...
. It now offers 3-10 place kit aircraft, with the latest developments being in the experimental Jet market. In 2004
2004 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2004:-January:* 2 - Several British Airways flights from London Heathrow Airport to Washington D.C. and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are cancelled due to security fears....
, the company test-flew its most ambitious project, a homebuilt jet aircraft, the Aerocomp Comp Air Jet.
A wholly owned subsidiary, with partner Patrick Farrell, Forward.Vision manufactures Infra-red viewing systems for aviation use.
List of Aircraft
- Aerocomp MerlinBlue Yonder Merlin|-See also:-External links:*...
(1987) Single-engine two-seat high-wing ultralight aircraft. Built by Blue Yonder Aviation of Indus, AlbertaIndus, AlbertaIndus is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.Indus is located approximately 6.1 km east of the City of Calgary's eastern limits and 24 km southeast of Downtown Calgary on Highway 791, 0.6 km north of Highway 22X.Indus is home to a recreation complex that...
and marketed by Comp Air as kit homebuilt (discontinued)
- Aerocomp EZ FlyerBlue Yonder EZ Flyer|-See also:-External links:*...
(1997) Single-engine two-seat high-wing ultralight aircraft. Built by Blue Yonder Aviation of Indus, AlbertaIndus, AlbertaIndus is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.Indus is located approximately 6.1 km east of the City of Calgary's eastern limits and 24 km southeast of Downtown Calgary on Highway 791, 0.6 km north of Highway 22X.Indus is home to a recreation complex that...
and marketed by Comp Air as kit homebuilt (discontinued)
- Comp Air 3 (2002) Single-engine high-wing aircraft. Development of Comp Air 4. Marketed as kit homebuilt (discontinued)
- Comp Air 4 Single-engine four-seat civil utility aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt.
- Comp Air 6 Single-engine six-seat high-wing civil utility aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt.
- Comp Air 7 Single-engine seven-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt.
- Comp Air 8 Single-engine eight-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft (stretch version of Comp Air 7). Marketed as kit homebuilt.
- Comp Air 9Comp Air 9The Comp Air 9 is a turboprop, high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with tricycle landing gear produced as a kit for amateur construction by Comp Air.-General characteristics:* Crew: one pilot* Capacity: 5 passengers* Length: 37 ft 0 in...
(2008) Single-engine six-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt, but the company intends to produced a certificatedType certificateA Type Certificate, is awarded by aviation regulating bodies to aerospace manufacturers after it has been established that the particular design of a civil aircraft, engine, or propeller has fulfilled the regulating bodies' current prevailing airworthiness requirements for the safe conduct of...
version.
- Comp Air 10 Single-engine ten-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft (larger version of Comp Air 8). Marketed as kit homebuilt.
- Comp Air 11 (2009) Single-engine six-seat low-wing turboprop engine aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt, but the company intends to produced a certificatedType certificateA Type Certificate, is awarded by aviation regulating bodies to aerospace manufacturers after it has been established that the particular design of a civil aircraft, engine, or propeller has fulfilled the regulating bodies' current prevailing airworthiness requirements for the safe conduct of...
version.
- Comp Air 12 (2007) Single-engine low-wing turboprop engine, tricycle undercarriage. Type certification being pursued; factory-built
- Comp Air Jet (2004) Single turbofan jet engine, eight-seat low-wing aircraft with tricycle undercarriage. Marketed as kit homebuilt.