title: Comte AC-8
text: # Comte AC-8
  
  The Comte AC-8 was a 1930s Swiss six-seat light transport aircraft produced by Flugzeugbau A. Comte.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  Similar in configuration to the company's earlier Comte AC-4, the Comte AC-8 was designed as a light transport for five passengers. It incorporated a braced high-wing monoplane wing, with a conventional tail unit and fixed tailwheel landing gear. The enclosed cabin had accommodation for a pilot and five passengers. The aircraft was powered by either a Wright J-6 or Lorraine radial engine.
  
  Only three aircraft were built.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Capacity: 5
  * Length: 9.2 m (30 ft 2.25 in)
  * Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 6.75 in)
  * Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
  * Wing area: 28 $m^2$ (301.4 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 1,115 kg (2,458 lb)
  * Gross weight: 1,750 kg (3,858 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6 radial piston engine , 224 kW (300 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 214 km/h (133 mph, 116 kn)
  * Range: 900 km (559 mi, 486 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,405 ft)
  