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Comte AC 12 Moskito

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Top speed
  
180 km/h

Length
  
7.5 m

The Comte AC-12 Moskito was a 1930s Swiss three-seat light touring cabin monoplane produced by Flugzeugbau A. Comte.

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Design

The AC-12 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. The enclosed cabin had a single seat forward for the pilot and a bench seat behind for two passengers. It was available fitted with a number of engines including the 95 hp (71 kW) Argus As 8 and 120 hp (89 kW) de Havilland Gipsy III inline engines or a 140 hp (104 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial.

Specifications (with Argus engine)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 2 passengers
  • Length: 7.5 m (24 ft 7¼ in)
  • Wingspan: 1q.60 m (38 ft 0¾ in)
  • Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 4½ in)
  • Empty weight: 500 kg (1102 lb)
  • Gross weight: 800 kg (1764 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 8 inline piston engine, 71 kW (95 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 155 km/h (96 mph)
  • Service ceiling: 5000 m (16405 ft)

    • References

    Comte AC-12 Moskito Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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