# Comp Air Jet

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{{Short description|American homebuilt jet}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
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 | type=[homebuilt](/source/homebuilt_aircraft) private jet
 | national_origin=United States
 | manufacturer=[Comp Air](/source/Comp_Air)
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 | first_flight=10 July 2004
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The '''Comp Air Jet''' is an American eight-seat, [low-wing](/source/low-wing), [pressurized](/source/Pressurization), [tricycle undercarriage](/source/tricycle_undercarriage), [turbofan](/source/turbofan)-powered civil utility aircraft marketed by [Comp Air](/source/Comp_Air) for [amateur construction](/source/homebuilt_aircraft).<ref name="KitplanesDec2007">Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 47. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="JetHome">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA-Jet/index.htm|title = Comp Air Jet|accessdate = 25 April 2011|last = [Comp Air](/source/Comp_Air)|authorlink = |date = August 2006|archive-date = March 23, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210323202039/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA-Jet/index.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The company website does not list it as being in production in 2022.<ref name="Company">{{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}}</ref>

==Design and development==
In 2002 the co-owners of Aerocomp, which is now known as Comp Air, Steve Young and Ron Lueck announced the Comp Air Jet project. The jet is constructed from a "proprietary carbon-fiber hybrid sandwich" and powered by a Ukrainian [Ivchenko AI-25](/source/Ivchenko_AI-25) engine. Alternative engines planned for included the [Pratt & Whitney JT12-8](/source/Pratt_%26_Whitney_JT12) or [CJ610](/source/General_Electric_CJ610) or projected future [Williams International](/source/Williams_International) or Agilis engines.<ref name="JetPR">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA-Jet/jet_press_release.htm|title = Comp Air Jet Press Releases|accessdate = 25 April 2011|last = [Comp Air](/source/Comp_Air)|authorlink = |date = January 2005|archive-date = July 7, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707092104/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA-Jet/jet_press_release.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref>

On July 10, 2004 the Comp Air Jet flew for the first time from [Merritt Island Airport](/source/Merritt_Island_Airport). Though the gear was not retracted during the flight, the aircraft still reached speeds of {{convert|157|kn|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. The jet landed after 37 minutes with the landing taking about 2000 feet.<ref name="JetPR" />

On January 11, 2005 Aerocomp flew the prototype back to the Merritt Island Airport for further development work after more than 30 hours of flight testing at [Space Coast Regional Airport](/source/Space_Coast_Regional_Airport), [Titusville, Florida](/source/Titusville%2C_Florida).<ref name="JetPR" />

== Operational history==
As of April 2011 the prototype remained the sole example registered with the [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration).<ref name="FAAReg">{{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=COMP+AIR+JET&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 25 April 2011|last = [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration)|authorlink = |date = April 2011|archive-date = June 16, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120616124743/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=COMP%20AIR%20JET&PageNo=1|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Specifications (Comp Air Jet)==
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==See also==
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*[Epic Victory](/source/Epic_Victory)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210323202039/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA-Jet/index.htm Official website archives] on [Archive.org](/source/Archive.org)

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Category:Homebuilt aircraft
Category:2000s United States civil utility aircraft
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Category:Single-engined jet aircraft
Category:Low-wing aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 2004

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