Aero Commander 100
| Aero Commander 100 | |
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 Aero Commander 100 |
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| Type: | Touring aircraft , trainer aircraft |
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| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1960 (Volaire 1035) |
| Production time: |
1964 to 1971 |
The Aero Commander 100 is a travel and training aircraft developed by the American manufacturer Volaircraft Incorporated . After Volaircraft was acquired in July 1965, the model was marketed by Aero Commander , a division of Rockwell-Standard .
history
This aircraft was developed by Volaircraft Incorporated in the early 1960s. In 1960 the first flight and the operating license took place. The fuselage was made of tubular steel that was clad with metal. The tail unit and the wings were also made of metal. The variant with three seats was called the Volaire 1035 , the 4-seater with a 150 hp engine was called the Volaire 1050 . In 1965 it was manufactured by the manufacturer Aero Commander under the name Aero Commander 100 , from 1968 to 1971 as the Aero Commander Darter with IFR equipment and from the beginning of 1971 to the end of 1971 as the Aero Commander Lark with a 180 hp Lycoming-O-320-A2B - Motor driven out. In 1971 the manufacturer Phoenix Aircraft took over the manufacturing rights for the aircraft type, but no longer manufactured any machines.
Incidents
There have been a total of 57 accidents with this type of aircraft so far, with 46 fatalities.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Aero Commander 100 Aero Commander Darter |
Aero Commander Lark |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 2 or 3 | |
| length | ||
| span | 10.67 m | |
| height | 2.84 m | |
| Wing area | 16.8 m² | |
| Empty mass | 580 kg | |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1020 kg | |
| Top speed | 214 km / h | |
| Cruising speed | 205 km / h | |
| Service ceiling | 3350 m | |
| Range | approx. 830 km | |
| Engines | 1 × Lycoming O-320 with 150 PS (110 kW) | 1 × Lycoming O-320-A2B with 180 PS (132 kW) |
| Tank capacity | 144 l | |
| consumption | 39 l / hour | |
literature
- Klaus-Jochen Rieger: Handbook of classic aircraft from Aero 45 to Zlin Z-43 , Verlag HEEL GmbH Königswinter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86852-097-2 , p. 12 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Accidents with the Aero Commander 100 , Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 27, 2018