Comp Air Aviation announced at EAA AirVenture that is taking $10,000 deposits on its $250,000 Model 6.2 kitbuilt aircraft that is available with either piston or turbine engine power. With piston power via a 350-hp Lycoming TIO 540, the high-wing, fixed-gear, six-place aircraft has a cruising speed of 170 knots, maximum range of 800 nm, and useful load of 2,000 pounds.
The turbine version is slated to be powered by a 650-shp GE/Walter MD601D engine that boosts performance, resulting in a 230-knot cruising speed, 920-nm maximum range, and 3,530-pound useful load. The fuel capacity is 200 gallons.
According to the Titusville, Florida-based company, the estimated build time for either version is 3,000 manhours.
Dimensionally, the Comp Air 6.2 has a wingspan of 40 feet, length of 31 feet 1 inch, and a height of 11 feet 11 inches for the piston version and 12 feet for the turbine. Both versions offer a cabin-class interior cross-section that measures 52 inches wide by 42 inches tall. The aft cargo door is 34.5 inches tall and 37 inches wide and is large enough to accept 55-gallon drums.
Separately, the company announced that it has received a patent for its “Comp Wing” lift device for aircraft floats that exchanges their weight of the floats increases the useful load, and shortens water takeoff runs. Comp Air has been manufacturing aircraft floats and kit aircraft since 1993.