Comper Streak
Comper Aircraft Company · United Kingdom · first flew 1934 · light aircraft
The Comper Streak was a single-engined, single-seat racing monoplane built in the United Kingdom in the mid-1930s. It was not successful as a racer and only one was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 5.49 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Low wing, gently tapering with rounded tips and mass-balanced ailerons on upward arms
- Inverted in-line Gipsy Major engine in the nose driving a two-bladed metal propeller
- Cockpit at the wing trailing edge behind a deep rounded decking
Look for a tiny low-wing racer with a retractable undercarriage and a slim, deep-decked fuselage. The mass balances on the ailerons stand up as conspicuous arms.
Specifications
- The Comper Streak has a length of 5.49 m (18 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.16 m (23 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 282 km/h (175 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Its fuselage was based on that of the Comper Swift and its wings were scaled-down versions of the Mouse's. It was entered for the 1934 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup and first flew on 12 April 1934 with Nicholas Comper at the controls.
Variants
There was a single aircraft, registered G-ACNC, with a special 146 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major. Mass balances were later added to the ailerons to cure flutter.
Where you'll see it
It averaged about 175 mph in the 1934 and 1935 King's Cup races and had to retire early on both occasions. It was scrapped at Heston in 1937.
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