Engineering:Comte AC-4
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Short description: 1920s aircraft
| AC-4 Gentleman | |
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| Role | Two-seat sport/training aircraft |
| National origin | Switzerland |
| Manufacturer | Comte |
| First flight | 1927 |
| Primary user | Switzerland |
The Comte AC-4 Gentleman was a 1920s Switzerland two-seat sport/training aircraft produced by Flugzeugbau A. Comte.
Design and development
In 1927 the Swiss company Flugzeugbau A. Comte designed and built a prototype two-seat cabin monoplane designated the AC-4 Gentleman. It was a braced high-wing monoplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had staggered seats for two with an option for dual controls.
Variants
- AC-4
- Production version with a 115 hp (86 kW) Cirrus Hermes inline piston engine.
- AC-4B
- Second production batch with 140 hp (104 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major or 110 hp (82 kW) Cirrus Hermes, five built.
Operators
Switzerland
Specifications (AC-4)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 9.5 in (12.13 m)
- Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
- Wing area: 215.29 sq ft (20 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,102 lb (500 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,764 lb (800 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Cirrus Hermes inline piston , 115 hp (86 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 109 mph (175 km/h, 95 kn)
- Cruise speed: 87 mph (140 km/h, 76 kn)
- Range: 435 mi (700 km, 378 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,125 ft (4,000 m)
See also
Related development
- Comte AC-8
- Comte AC-12
References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
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