__NOTOC__ The Comp Air 3 is a small civil utility aircraft marketed in kit form by

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. It is a conventional, high-wing

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built largely of

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s and which can be configured with either tailwheel or tricycle

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. The design is based on the Comp Air 4, but the

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has been reduced in width, sacrificing seating for improved

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. The prototype first flew on February 25, 2002. The company website does not list it as being in production in 2022.

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