Comte AC-4
# Comte AC-4

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

## 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

### Switzerland

* Swiss Air Force

## Specifications (AC-4)

General characteristics

* Crew: Two
* Length: 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
* Wingspan: 39 ft 9.5 in (12.13 m)
* Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
* Wing area: 215.29 sq ft (20 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 1,102 lb (500 kg)
* Gross weight: 1,764 lb (800 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Cirrus Hermes inline piston , 115 hp (86 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 109 mph (175 km/h, 95 kn)
* Cruise speed: 87 mph (140 km/h, 76 kn)
* Range: 435 mi (700 km, 378 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 13,125 ft (4,000 m)
