Comte AC-4

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AC-4 Gentleman
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General information
TypeTwo-seat sport/training aircraft
National originSwitzerland
Manufacturer Comte
Primary userSwitzerland
History
First flight 1927

The Comte AC-4 Gentleman is a 1920s Swiss two-seat sport/training aircraft produced by Flugzeugbau A. Comte.

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Design and development

In 1927 the Swiss company Flugzeugbau A. Comte designed and built a prototype two-seat cabin monoplane designated the AC-4 Gentleman. It was a braced high-wing monoplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had staggered seats for two with an option for dual controls.

Variants

AC-4
Production version with a 115 hp (86 kW) Cirrus Hermes inline piston engine.
AC-4B
Second production batch with 140 hp (104 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major or 110 hp (82 kW) Cirrus Hermes, five built.

Operators

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Specifications (AC-4)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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