The Mouse was a low-wing monoplane touring aircraft, powered by a 130 hp (97 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine. Construction was mainly of fabric-covered spruce wood frames, with some plywood-covered sections. It had folding wings, retractable main landing gear and fixed tailskid. Accommodation was for the pilot and two passengers, accessible via a sliding framed canopy, plus an additional luggage locker.
The first flight of the Mouse was at Heston aerodrome on 11 September 1933, piloted by Nick Comper. In February 1934, it was assessed at A&AEEMartlesham Heath, leading to various small design changes.[1][2][3]
Operational historyedit
On 13–14 July 1934, the Mouse (registered G-ACIX) was flown by E.H. Newman in handicapped heats for the King's Cup Race at Hatfield Aerodrome in poor weather conditions. It failed to reach the final race, despite an average speed of 132.75 mph. In an already competitive market for touring aircraft, the Mouse failed to attract sales, and only the one was completed before the company ceased trading in August 1934.[1][4]
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Meaden, Jack (Summer 2005). "The Whole Truth: The Comper Lightplanes Part Seven: incorporating Head-on View: No.16 The Comper Mouse". Air Britain Archive. pp. 59–62. ISSN 0262-4923.
Riding, Richard T. 1987. Ultralights: The Early British Classics. Patrick Stephens ISBN0-85059-748-X
Riding, Richard (June 1988). "British Pre-war Lightplanes No.1: Comper Mouse". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 16, no. 6. pp. 360–363.
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External linksedit
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Nick Comper official website
January 01, 1970
comper, mouse, 1930s, british, three, seat, cabin, monoplane, designed, nicholas, comper, built, comper, aircraft, company, heston, aerodrome, 1933, mouse, role, three, seat, cabin, monoplane, national, origin, united, kingdom, manufacturer, comper, aircraft, . The Comper Mouse was a 1930s British three seat cabin monoplane designed by Nicholas Comper and built by the Comper Aircraft Company at Heston Aerodrome in 1933 Mouse Role Three seat cabin monoplane National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Comper Aircraft Company Designer Nicholas Comper First flight 11 September 1933 Retired 1935 Number built 1 Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksDevelopment editThe Mouse was a low wing monoplane touring aircraft powered by a 130 hp 97 kW de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine Construction was mainly of fabric covered spruce wood frames with some plywood covered sections It had folding wings retractable main landing gear and fixed tailskid Accommodation was for the pilot and two passengers accessible via a sliding framed canopy plus an additional luggage locker The first flight of the Mouse was at Heston aerodrome on 11 September 1933 piloted by Nick Comper In February 1934 it was assessed at A amp AEE Martlesham Heath leading to various small design changes 1 2 3 Operational history editOn 13 14 July 1934 the Mouse registered G ACIX was flown by E H Newman in handicapped heats for the King s Cup Race at Hatfield Aerodrome in poor weather conditions It failed to reach the final race despite an average speed of 132 75 mph In an already competitive market for touring aircraft the Mouse failed to attract sales and only the one was completed before the company ceased trading in August 1934 1 4 Specifications edit nbsp Comper Mouse 3 view drawing from NACA AC 184 Data from Meaden 2005 2 General characteristicsCrew 1 pilot Capacity 2 passengers Length 25 ft 1 in 7 65 m Wingspan 37 ft 6 in 11 43 m Width 11 ft 10 in 3 61 m folded Height 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m Wing area 172 sq ft 16 0 m2 Empty weight 1 300 lb 590 kg Gross weight 2 215 lb 1 005 kg Fuel capacity 32 75 imp gal 39 33 US gal 148 9 L Powerplant 1 de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine 130 hp 97 kW Performance Maximum speed 135 mph 217 km h 117 kn Cruise speed 130 mph 210 km h 110 kn Range 600 mi 970 km 520 nmi Notes edit a b Riding 1988 a b Meaden 2005 Nick Comper official website Lewis 1970 References editBoughton Terence 1963 The Story of The British Light Aeroplane John Murray Jackson A J 1974 British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2 London Putnam ISBN 0 370 10010 7 Lewis Peter 1970 British Racing and Record Breaking Aircraft Putnam ISBN 0 370 00067 6 Meaden Jack Summer 2005 The Whole Truth The Comper Lightplanes Part Seven incorporating Head on View No 16 The Comper Mouse Air Britain Archive pp 59 62 ISSN 0262 4923 Riding Richard T 1987 Ultralights The Early British Classics Patrick Stephens ISBN 0 85059 748 X Riding Richard June 1988 British Pre war Lightplanes No 1 Comper Mouse Aeroplane Monthly Vol 16 no 6 pp 360 363 Riding Richard T March 2003 Database Comper Swift Aeroplane Monthly IPC Media Smith Ron 2002 British Built Aircraft Vol 1 Greater London ISBN 0 7524 2770 9External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comper Mouse Nick Comper official website UK Civil Aviation Authority registration record for G ACIX Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comper Mouse amp oldid 1192234762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
