Tue, Aug 04, 2009
Hope To Have Certification By 2012
Comp Air Aviation announced Monday that despite hard economic
times, they are on track to certify the Comp Air 12, a single
engine turboprop, by the first quarter of 2012.
Although efforts have slowed, the company says they continue to
work towards full certification. Comp Air just signed an
agreement with Honeywell to equip the Comp Air 12 with one of the
most sophisticated avionics system in the industry; the Honeywell
Primus Apex avionics suite. The company's move to Melbourne
International Airport from its current location in Merritt Island,
FL has also been delayed, but Comp Air is confident the new
manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Florida will open before the
end of the year.
In other developments, Comp Air Aviation is now has optional
equipment offerings for the Comp Air 9 that enable our customers to
equip their aircraft to their specific operational needs. One such
item is from Honeywell's Bendix /King, general aviation avionics
division, and is from their Apex Edge Series; the KFD 840 primary
flight display and the KSN 770 which is the latest in digital
Nav/Com radio technology. The Comp Air 9 will be sold as an
experimental aircraft, but with an eye toward certification soon
after the Comp Air 12. The company claims the Comp Air 9 is the
fastest, fixed gear-turboprop aircraft.
Comp Air 12 File Photo
Comp Air Aviation also said Monday that their new Comp Air 11,
single engine turboprop aircraft will be finished and ready for
first flight by November of this year. The CA-11 has been in
production for about a year now and should be ready for sale in
January. "The Comp Air 11 will be the fastest single engine turbine
on the market today" says Ron Lueck, Comp Air Aviation's owner.
All three of Comp Air Aviation's new turboprop aircraft will fit
into the new "Green" technology by offering fuel efficient turbine
engines from Honeywell. Comp Air says they chose the Honeywell
engine due to their work in flex-fuel capability. Both the Comp Air
11 and 12 are equipped with the Honeywell TPE331-14GR engine, while
the Comp Air 9 will be using the Honeywell TPE331-12 turbine. Both
claim fuel efficiency much higher than the comparable engines, as
well as higher TBO limits making them less expensive to
maintain.
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