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    The Aero Commander 500 is a twin-engine piston aircraft with a crew of 2 pilots and capacity for 3 additional scientists or passengers. It has a maximum gross weight of 6,750 lbs and can carry up to 1,409 lbs of useful load including fuel, personnel, and cargo. Powered by two Lycoming IO-540 air-cooled piston engines, it has a maximum speed of 215 mph, cruise speed of 203 mph, and range of over 1,000 miles.

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    Aerocommander 500

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    The Aero Commander 500 is a twin-engine piston aircraft with a crew of 2 pilots and capacity for 3 additional scientists or passengers. It has a maximum gross weight of 6,750 lbs and can carry up to 1,409 lbs of useful load including fuel, personnel, and cargo. Powered by two Lycoming IO-540 air-cooled piston engines, it has a maximum speed of 215 mph, cruise speed of 203 mph, and range of over 1,000 miles.

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    The Aero Commander 500 is a twin-engine piston aircraft with a crew of 2 pilots and capacity for 3 additional scientists or passengers. It has a maximum gross weight of 6,750 lbs and can carry up to 1,409 lbs of useful load including fuel, personnel, and cargo. Powered by two Lycoming IO-540 air-cooled piston engines, it has a maximum speed of 215 mph, cruise speed of 203 mph, and range of over 1,000 miles.

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    Aerocommander 500

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    Francisco Zurisaddai Meneses
    The Aero Commander 500 is a twin-engine piston aircraft with a crew of 2 pilots and capacity for 3 additional scientists or passengers. It has a maximum gross weight of 6,750 lbs and can carry up to 1,409 lbs of useful load including fuel, personnel, and cargo. Powered by two Lycoming IO-540 air-cooled piston engines, it has a maximum speed of 215 mph, cruise speed of 203 mph, and range of over 1,000 miles.

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    AEROCOMMANDER 500

    Type: Rockwell AC-500S Aero Commander

    Engines: Lycoming IO-540-E1B5 (piston)


    Crew: 2 Pilots + 3 Scientists
    Ceiling: 12,500 feet (without supplemental cabin oxygen) 18,000 feet
    (with supplemental cabin oxygen)
    Rate of Climb: 1750 feet/minute
    Operational Airspeeds: 90-150 knots
    Electrical: Two 28 VDC 100 ampere alternators
    Max. Gross Weight: 6,750 lbs.
    Empty Weight: 5,341 lbs.
    (5,621 lbs. including RC-8 Aerial Camera)
    (5,756 lbs. including Snow System)
    Useful Load: 1,409 lbs. (fuel, personnel, cargo)
    (1,129 lbs. with camera installed)
    (994 lbs. with Snow System installed)
    Fuel Load: 958 lbs. (159 gal)
    General characteristics

    • Crew: Two
    • Capacity: four passengers
    • Length: 36 ft 9.75 in (11.22 m)
    • Wingspan: 49 ft 0.5 in (14.95 m)
    • Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
    • Wing area: 255 sq ft (23.69 m2)
    • Aspect ratio: 9.45:1
    • Airfoil: NACA 23012 modified
    • 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 (346 km/h, 187 kn) at sea level (TAS)
    • Cruise speed: 203 mph (326 km/h, 176 kn) at 9,000 ft (2,750 m), 75% power, TAS
    • Stall speed: 68 mph (109 km/h, 59 kn) flaps and landing gear down, CAS
    • Minimum control speed: 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)
    • Range: 1,078 mi (1,735 km, 936 nmi)
    • Service ceiling: 19,400 ft (5,913 m)
    • Rate of climb: 1,340 ft/min (6.8 m/s)

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