Comp Air
Comp Air 12
Comp Air is making three all-composite turboprops that use single Honeywell TPE-331 engines, but the missions for each are quite different. The low-wing CA-12 is the top of the line, with 1,650 shp, a 10,800-lb max takeoff weight, a 310-kt max cruise speed, a 2,500-nm range, and eight passenger seats. It’s set for certification in late 2010. The low-wing, retractable-gear, 1,650-shp CA-11 will do 360 knots and fly as far as 2,100 nm, while the high-wing, fixed-gear, 1,000-shp CA-9 will be capable of 250 kt and 2,200 nm. The CA-9 will first be offered as an Experimental category kitplane, then as a certified airplane at a later date. Ditto the CA-11. The CA-12 will have the Honeywell Apex integrated avionics suite and be certified for flight into known icing. The choice of avionics for and the CA-11 and –12 has yet to be made, but Comp Air says that the latter two airplanes should be certified in 2012.
Cost: Comp Air CA-9, $1.7 million; Comp Air CA-11, $2.5 million; Comp Air CA-12, $2.95 million
Engine: Honeywell TPE331-14GR
Length: 41 ft 5 in
Height: 12 ft
Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in
Seats: 10
Max cruise speed at mid cruise weight: 290-310 KTAS
Max speed at max operating altitude: 310 KTAS @ 30,000 ft
Basic operating weight or empty weight: 5,880 lb (typically equipped)
Max takeoff weight: 10,800 lb
Usable fuel: 600 gal
Useful load: 5,000 lb
Max payload with full fuel (projected): 1,400 lb
Takeoff distance: 900 ft