Editing Comp Air 4

{{Short description|American homebuilt airplane}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox aircraft
 |name=Comp Air 4
 |image=
 |caption=
 |alt=
 |type=Light utility aircraft
 |national_origin=[[United States of America]]
 |manufacturer=[[Comp Air]]
 |first_flight =April 3, 1995
 |status = production completed
 |number_built=31 (2011)
}}
The '''Comp Air 4''' (also known as the '''Comp Monster''') is an American light civil utility aircraft manufactured in [[kitplane|kit]] form by [[Comp Air]]. Builders are able to choose between an airframe designed for [[Piston engine|engines]] in the 140-180&nbsp;hp (104-134&nbsp;kW) range, and a heavier one for 250&nbsp;hp (187&nbsp;kW) units. The latter airframe can be fitted with up to six seats, while the standard airframe seats four. The Comp Air 4 may be built with tailwheel, tricycle, float, or amphibious float [[Landing gear|undercarriage]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 48. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</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>

==Specifications (typical Comp Air 4 on wheels)==
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units?=imp
|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004<ref name="JAWA03 p501">Jackson 2003, p. 501.</ref>
|crew=one pilot
|capacity= three passengers
|length ft= 26
|length in= 0 
|length m= 7.92 
|span ft= 37
|span in= 7 
|span m= 11.46 
|height ft= 8
|height in= 0 
|height m= 2.44 
|wing area sqft= 212  
|wing area sqm= 19.7 
|empty weight lb=  1,390  
|empty weight kg= 632 
|max takeoff weight lb=  2,850  
|max takeoff weight kg= 1,292 
|eng1 name= [[Lycoming O-360]]-A1A
|eng1 type=air-cooled [[flat-four]] piston engine
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 hp= 180  
|eng1 kw= 134 
|max speed mph=149  
|max speed kts=129
|max speed kmh=239
|cruise speed mph= 130 
|cruise speed kts=115
|cruise speed kmh=212
|cruise speed note=(75% power)
|stall speed mph= 39 
|stall speed kts= 34
|stall speed kmh= 63
|range miles= 759 
|range nmi=660
|range km=1,222
|ceiling ft=16,000 
|ceiling m=4,880 
|climb rate ftmin= 1,450 
}}

==See also==
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|related=
*[[Aerocomp Comp Air 3|Comp Air 3]]
|similar aircraft=
|lists=
|see also=
}}

==References==
;Notes
{{Reflist}}
;Bibliography
* Jackson, Paul. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004''. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. {{ISBN|0-7106-2537-5}}.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609072010/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA4/index.htm Official website archives] on [[Archive.org]]

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[[Category:Comp Air aircraft|4]]
[[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]]
[[Category:1990s United States civil utility aircraft]]
[[Category:High-wing aircraft]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1995]]


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