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Mon, Feb 07, 2005

Aerocomp Test Aircraft Returns To Merritt Island

It's Home!

Aerocomp tells ANN that they reached a significant milestone recently after flying their new all-composite, single-engine Comp Air Jet back to the 3,500 foot, Merritt Island airport following months of exhaustive flight-testing at Titusville Airport. Titusville was selected for the initial flight test program because of its long and multiple runways. "It's much easier to test aircraft when there is a choice of runways and with four named hurricanes that passed through Florida this year, causing unpredictable winds, it was a perfect location to begin flight tests. Titusville often has light traffic as well. Even with the storms, we managed to log more than 30 hours of flight testing this unique new jet."

Last month, following several flight-test landings and takeoffs, Ron Lueck decided it was time to fly the Comp Air Jet home to the single, 3,600' runway at Merritt Island. He informed the tower at Titusville that he would not be making another landing but would, instead, be flying the jet back to Merritt Island. Aircraft N41861 then took off from Titusville for its flight home to Merritt Island Airport.

Aerocomp's Steve Young congratulated his partner/test pilot while thanking Aerocomp's team - on hand to witness the landing back at Merritt Island - who had worked hard to make this milestone a reality. This is an important day for Aerocomp, since its factory is on Merritt Island. Work can now continue on the flight-test program, as can finalization of the Comp Air Jet's systems installations. Paint and interior work will get underway, as well.

FMI: www.aerocompinc.com

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