Rockwell Aero Commander 500/520/560/680/685/720
Corporate Aircraft
The Rockwell Aero Commander 500 series (Twin Commander) is a family of twin-engined five- to eight-seat corporate aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Aero Design and Engineering Co. and later by the Aero Commander Division of the Rockwell-Standard Corp., later North American Rockwell and Rockwell International. The US-military desigations were L-26, U-4 and U-9.
Crew | 1 | |
Passengers | 4-7 |
Propulsion | 2 Piston Engines | |
Engine Model | Lycoming IO-540-E1B5 | |
Engine Power (each) | 216 kW | 290 hp |
max. Cruise Speed | 370 km/h | 200 kts 230 mph |
max. Speed (vne) | 463 km/h | 250 kts 288 mph |
Service Ceiling | 5.913 m | 19.400 ft |
Rate of climb | 408 m/min | 1340 ft/min |
Range | 1.915 km | 1.034 NM 1.190 mi. |
Empty Weight | 2.102 kg | 4.634 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 3.062 kg | 6.750 lbs |
Wing Span | 14,95 m | 49 ft 1 in |
Wing Area | 23,7 m² | 255 ft² |
Length | 11,22 m | 36 ft 10 in |
Height | 4,42 m | 14 ft 6 in |
First Flight | 23.04.1948 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Production Range | 1951-1986 | |
Total Production | 2000 |
ICAO Code | AC50 AC56 AC68 AC6L | |
IATA Code | ACD | |
FAA TCDS | 6A1, 2A4 | |
Data for (Version) | 500S Shrike Commander |
[Photo-ID: 1674] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02 | |
Aero Commander 680F Commander Reg.: D-ILUX c/n: 680F-1087-65 | |
Technik Museum [Speyer] |
[Photo-ID: 253] © Karsten Palt 2007-05-09 | |
Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander Air Tempelhof Reg.: D-IABD c/n: 1741-143 | |
[Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)] |
[Photo-ID: 10334] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28 | |
North American Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S Reg.: N500RA c/n: 3127 Bob Hoover's Shrike Commander | |
NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA] |
[Photo-ID: 11246] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-04 | |
Aero Commander YU-9A Commander (520) United States Army Reg.: 52-6218 c/n: 21 | |
March Field Air Museum [Riverside, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 11247] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-04 | |
Aero Commander YU-9A Commander (520) United States Army Reg.: 52-6218 c/n: 21 | |
March Field Air Museum [Riverside, CA] |