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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

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wing, with a conventional tail unit and fixed

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. The enclosed cabin had accommodation for a pilot and five passengers. The aircraft was powered by either a Wright J-6 or Lorraine

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. Only three aircraft were built.

Design and development

Specifications

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