| Manufacturer |
Naval Aircraft Factory |
Comp Air |
| Description |
The Vought OS2U Kingfisher is a catapult-launched observation floatplane designed and produced by the American aviation company Vought. |
The Comp Air 8 is an American kit turboprop-powered light civil utility aircraft that was manufactured by Comp Air of Florida from about 2000 until 2021. |
| First Flight |
1938-07-20 |
|
| Production End |
|
2021-01-01 |
| Service End |
1959-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Naval Aircraft Factory |
Comp Air |
| Type |
Observation floatplane |
Kit built light civil utility aircraft |
| Length (m) |
10.0584 |
9.4488 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
2.7432 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
275.1978 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
244.6203 |
362.1024 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5547.36 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
4.8768 |
|
| Armament |
One fixed, forward firing .30 in M1919 Browning machine gun with 500 rounds and one .30 in M1919 Browning machine gun with 600 rounds, flexibly mounted for the observer.; 650 lb of bombs or depth charges. |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
seven passengers |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
1519 |
25 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN2 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each |
1 × Walter M 601D turboprop, 490 kW (657 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Soviet Navy |
|
| Status |
|
Production completed |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comp_Air_8 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.668 |
10.0584 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
24.3313 |
22.018 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |