Comte AC-12 Moskito

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Comte AC-12 Moskito
ETH-BIB-Comte AC-12 in der Luft-Inlandfluge-LBS MH05-38-13.tif
AC-12 in flight.
RoleLight touring monoplane
National originSwitzerland
Manufacturer Comte

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 [1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. Orbis 1985, p. 1174

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