Aero 520 Commander

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The Aero Commander 500 family is a series of light-twin piston-engined and turboprop aircraft originally built by the Aero Design and Engineering Company in the late 1940's, renamed the Aero Commander company in 1950, and a division of Rockwell International from 1965.

The initial production version was the Aero Commander 520. Piston-engined versions manufactured after 1967 are known as the Shrike Commander

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Capacity: four passengers
• Length: 36 ft 9¾ in (11.22 m)
• Wingspan: 49 ft 0½ in (14.95 m)
• Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
• Wing area: 255 ft² (23.69 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 23012 modified
• Aspect ratio: 9.45:1
• Empty weight: 4,635 lb (2,102 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,750 lb (3,062 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming IO-540-E1B5 air-cooled flat-six piston engines, 290 hp (216 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 215 mph (187 knots, 346 km/h) at sea level (TAS)
• Cruise speed: 203 mph (176 knots, 326 km/h) at 9,000 ft (2,750 m), 75% power, TAS
• Stall speed: 68 mph (59 knots, 109 km/h) flaps and landing gear down, CAS
• Minimum controllable speed: 75 mph (65.5 knots, 121 km/h)
• Range: 1,078 miles (936 nmi, 1,735 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,400 ft (5,913 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,340 ft/min (6.8 m/s)