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{{Short description|American homebuilt jet}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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| type=[[homebuilt aircraft|homebuilt]] private jet
| national_origin=United States
| manufacturer=[[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]], [[Pressurization|pressurized]], [[tricycle undercarriage]], [[turbofan]]-powered civil utility aircraft marketed by [[Comp Air]] for [[homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<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]]|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]] engine. Alternative engines planned for included the [[Pratt & Whitney JT12|Pratt & Whitney JT12-8]] or [[General Electric CJ610|CJ610]] or projected future [[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]]|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]]. 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]], [[Titusville, Florida]].<ref name="JetPR" />
== Operational history==
As of April 2011 the prototype remained the sole example registered with the [[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]]|authorlink = |date=April 2011}}</ref>
==Specifications (Comp Air Jet)==
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==See also==
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*[[Epic Victory]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210323202039/http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA-Jet/index.htm Official website archives] on [[Archive.org]]
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