132:
engine, but this engine was unavailable and instead a 40 hp (30 kW) 2-cylinder Praga engine was selected, and the aircraft redesigned as a single-seater, the Comper Fly, as a result of the reduction in power. A prototype Fly was built at the
College of Aeronautical Engineering at
144:
Captain Gerald Fane, a long-time customer of Comper, then took over development of the Scamp/Fly, redesigning it as a larger, two-seat aircraft with the tail mounted on a single tailboom, powered by a 80 hp (60 kW)
127:
and with a single fin tail mounted on twin tail-booms, with a wingspan of 30 ft (9.14 m) and a length of 18.9 ft (5.8 m). It was intended to be powered by a single 100 hp (75 kW)
486:
152:
engine and intended for the army co-operation role. The aircraft was initially called the Fane F.1, but was later known as the Fane F.1/40 after the
442:
161:
419:
496:
344:
153:
337:
385:
395:
Meaden, Jack (Autumn 2005). "The Whole Truth: The Comper
Lightplanes: Part Eight – The Comper Scamp and its Developments".
467:
302:
115:
single-seat light aircraft, started work on the design of a two-seat light aircraft, intended for the recently announced
501:
172:
138:
491:
124:
452:
429:
254:
176:
50:
447:
424:
157:
120:
92:
141:
for completion and testing, but it failed to become airborne, and the type was abandoned by Heston.
96:
400:
381:
232:
168:
471:
348:
146:
116:
108:
137:
but was incomplete when Comper died on 18 July 1939. In June 1940, the Fly was taken to
89:
480:
129:
112:
464:
306:
134:
404:
175:
but neither were selected for service use. In
September 1941 the F.1/40 was
149:
167:
was first flown on 21 in March 1941 and tested by the Air
Ministry at
119:, the Comper Scamp. The Scamp was a high wing monoplane with a
182:
to the builders, but was scrapped sometime during the war.
160:
with a high wing set behind the pilot. A single example
99:'s Fane Aircraft Company (formerly C F Aircraft Ltd).
156:F.1/40 for an army cooperation aircraft. It was of
451:. 22 January 1977. p. 184. Archived from
428:. 28 July 1938. pp. 81–82. Archived from
8:
288:
286:
284:
282:
378:British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2
193:British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2
487:1940s British military utility aircraft
443:"Letters: Who flew the Comper Sparrow?"
345:United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
247:
17:
7:
219:37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
213:23 ft 5 in (7.14 m)
14:
171:. It was in competition with the
380:. London: Putnam. p. 382.
497:Single-engined pusher aircraft
1:
461:22 January 1977 Letters p184
225:1,500 lb (680 kg)
95:aircraft design by Captain
518:
267:Meaden 2005, pp. 93–94, 96
154:Air Ministry specification
235:, 80 hp (60 kW)
20:
303:"Scamp nickcomper.co.uk"
465:The Nick Comper Website
198:General characteristics
173:General Aircraft GAL.47
139:Heston Aircraft Company
420:"New-Formula Training"
376:Jackson, A.J. (1973).
276:Meaden 2005, pp. 94–95
125:tricycle undercarriage
111:, the designer of the
103:Design and development
338:"Registration G-AGDJ"
51:Fane Aircraft Company
470:19 July 2009 at the
448:Flight International
292:Jackson 1973, p. 333
158:pusher configuration
135:Brooklands Aerodrome
121:pusher configuration
93:air observation post
29:air observation post
432:on 22 October 2012.
397:Air-Britain Archive
223:Max takeoff weight:
502:High-wing aircraft
399:. pp. 93–96.
327:Meaden 2005, p. 94
82:
81:
509:
456:
455:on 5 March 2016.
438:article on Scamp
433:
408:
391:
363:
362:
360:
359:
353:
347:. Archived from
342:
334:
328:
325:
319:
318:
316:
314:
305:. Archived from
299:
293:
290:
277:
274:
268:
265:
259:
252:
233:Continental A-80
200:
169:Heston Aerodrome
75:
39:
31:Type of aircraft
18:
517:
516:
512:
511:
510:
508:
507:
506:
477:
476:
472:Wayback Machine
441:
418:
415:
394:
388:
375:
372:
367:
366:
357:
355:
351:
340:
336:
335:
331:
326:
322:
312:
310:
309:on 19 July 2009
301:
300:
296:
291:
280:
275:
271:
266:
262:
253:
249:
244:
196:
188:
147:Continental A80
117:Civil Air Guard
109:Nicholas Comper
105:
73:
42:United Kingdom
38:National origin
37:
32:
12:
11:
5:
515:
513:
505:
504:
499:
494:
489:
479:
478:
475:
474:
462:
439:
414:
413:External links
411:
410:
409:
392:
386:
371:
368:
365:
364:
354:on 6 June 2011
329:
320:
294:
278:
269:
260:
246:
245:
243:
240:
237:
236:
226:
220:
214:
208:
187:
186:Specifications
184:
104:
101:
80:
79:
76:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
40:
34:
33:
30:
27:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
514:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
492:Fane aircraft
490:
488:
485:
484:
482:
473:
469:
466:
463:
460:
454:
450:
449:
444:
440:
437:
431:
427:
426:
421:
417:
416:
412:
406:
402:
398:
393:
389:
387:0-370-10010-7
383:
379:
374:
373:
369:
350:
346:
339:
333:
330:
324:
321:
308:
304:
298:
295:
289:
287:
285:
283:
279:
273:
270:
264:
261:
258:
257:
251:
248:
241:
239:
234:
230:
227:
224:
221:
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
203:
202:
201:
199:
194:
192:
185:
183:
181:
178:
174:
170:
166:
163:
162:serial number
159:
155:
151:
148:
142:
140:
136:
131:
130:Walter Mikron
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
102:
100:
98:
94:
91:
87:
77:
72:
71:
67:
65:First flight
64:
63:
59:
56:
55:
52:
49:
47:Manufacturer
46:
45:
41:
36:
35:
28:
25:
24:
19:
16:
458:
453:the original
446:
435:
430:the original
423:
396:
377:
356:. Retrieved
349:the original
332:
323:
311:. Retrieved
307:the original
297:
272:
263:
255:
250:
238:
228:
222:
216:
210:
204:
197:
195:
190:
189:
179:
164:
143:
113:Comper Swift
106:
88:was a 1940s
85:
83:
74:Number built
60:Gerard Fane
15:
313:25 November
229:Powerplant:
97:Gerald Fane
86:Fane F.1/40
481:Categories
370:References
358:2009-11-25
177:registered
405:0262-4923
217:Wingspan:
191:Data from
150:flat-four
107:In 1938,
57:Designer
468:Archived
211:Length:
90:British
21:F.1/40
459:Flight
436:Flight
425:Flight
403:
384:
256:Flight
180:G-AGDJ
352:(PDF)
341:(PDF)
242:Notes
205:Crew:
165:T1788
68:1941
26:Role
401:ISSN
382:ISBN
315:2009
231:1 ×
123:, a
84:The
483::
457:–
445:.
434:–
422:.
343:.
281:^
78:1
407:.
390:.
361:.
317:.
207:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.