The Aerocomp Comp Air Jet is a turbofan-powered civil utility aircraft that first flew in 2004 and is being marketed for homebuilding. It is configured as a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage. The single jet engine in the tail is fed by air intakes on the sides of the rear fuselage. Aerocomp Inc is a US aircraft manufacturer based in Merritt Island, Florida, owned by Patrick Farrell and Ron Lueck. ... CFM56-3 turbofan, lower half, side view. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 2004: Events January 2 - Several British Airways flights from London Heathrow Airport to Washington D.C. and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are cancelled due to security fears. ... Also known as amateur-built aircraft, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by one or more persons for whom this is not a professional activity. ...
Related development:Aerocomp Comp Air 12 The Aerocomp Comp Air 12 is a turboprop-powered civil utility aircraft currently under development. ...
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The turbofan is a type of airplane engine which is evolved from the turbojet jet engine essentially by increasing the size of the first-stage compressor to the point where it acts as a ducted multiple thin propeller (or fan) blowing air past the "core" of the engine.
The bypass ratio (the ratio of bypassed air mass to combustor air mass) is an important parameter for turbofans.
Jet aircraft are often considered loud, but a conventional piston engine or a turboprop engine delivering the same power would be much louder.
The eight-passenger, single engine kit jet first flew on July 21 and is, shall we say, a more grass-roots approach to the market.
There's a kind of workmanlike feel to the jet's sort of blocky shape but spokesman Stephen Young said they don't mind sacrificing a little speed for the safety and docile flight characteristics gained by the thick wing and other conservative design approaches.
Still, building a jet is not for those unwilling to make a commitment.
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