Comp Air Inc, formerly known as Aerocomp Inc, is an aircraft manufacturer based in

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, owned by

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.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', pages 97-100. BAI Communications, 1998. Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, pages 46-47. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The firm originally manufactured floats for

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s, using

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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

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, the company test-flew its most ambitious project, a homebuilt jet aircraft, the

Aerocomp Comp Air Jet The Comp Air Jet is an American eight-seat, low-wing, pressurized, tricycle undercarriage, turbofan-powered civil utility aircraft marketed by Comp Air for amateur construction.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume ...

. A wholly owned subsidiary, with partner Patrick Farrell, Forward.Vision, manufactures Infra-red viewing systems for aviation use.

List of Aircraft

* Aerocomp Merlin (1987) Single-engine two-seat high-wing ultralight aircraft. Built by Blue Yonder Aviation of

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and marketed by Comp Air as kit homebuilt (discontinued) * Aerocomp EZ Flyer (1997) Single-engine two-seat high-wing ultralight aircraft. Built by Blue Yonder Aviation of

and marketed by Comp Air as kit homebuilt (discontinued) *

Comp Air 3 __NOTOC__ The Comp Air 3 is a small civil utility aircraft marketed in kit form by Comp Air. It is a conventional, high-wing monoplane built largely of composite materials and which can be configured with either tailwheel or tricycle undercarri ...

(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 The Comp Air 6 is a light civil utility aircraft manufactured in the United States by Comp Air.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-18 ...

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 The Comp Air 8 is an American homebuilt aircraft, 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, ...

Single-engine eight-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft (stretch version of Comp Air 7). Marketed as kit homebuilt. *

Comp Air 9 The Comp Air 9 is a turboprop, high-wing, cantilever monoplane with tricycle landing gear produced as a kit for amateur construction by Comp Air.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, Decembe ...

(2008) Single-engine six-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt, but the company intends to produce a certificated version. *

Comp Air 10 The Comp Air 10 is a turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft manufactured in kit form. Very large for a homebuilt aircraft, it is configured as a mainly conventional high-wing monoplane with either taildragger or tricycle undercarriage. Its ...

Single-engine ten-seat high-wing turboprop engine aircraft (larger version of Comp Air 8). Marketed as kit homebuilt. *

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(2009) Single-engine six-seat low-wing turboprop engine aircraft. Marketed as kit homebuilt, but the company intends to produce a certificated version. *

Comp Air 12 The Comp Air CA12 is a turboprop-powered civil utility aircraft, currently under development. Comp Air is seeking certification. It is configured as a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage Undercarriage is the part of a mov ...

(2007) Single-engine low-wing turboprop engine, tricycle undercarriage. Type certification being pursued; factory-built *

Comp Air Jet The Comp Air Jet is an American eight-seat, low-wing, pressurized, tricycle undercarriage, turbofan-powered civil utility aircraft marketed by Comp Air for amateur construction.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume ...

(2004) Single turbofan jet engine, eight-seat low-wing aircraft with tricycle undercarriage. Marketed as kit homebuilt.

References

External links

* {{Comp Air Aircraft manufacturers of the United States Companies based in Brevard County, Florida