Air Command Commander

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title: "Air Command Commander" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["air-command-international-aircraft", "1980s-united-states-sport-aircraft", "homebuilt-aircraft", "single-engined-pusher-autogyros"] description: "American homebuilt autogyro" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Command_Commander" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American homebuilt autogyro ::

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Field	Value
name	Commander
aircraft_type	Autogyro
national_origin	United States
manufacturer	Air Command International
status	Production completed
number_built	over 2,000
first_flight	1984
variants	Air Command Commander Elite
Air Command Commander Tandem
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Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 252 lb. It features a single main rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together 6061-T6 aluminum tubing that is supplied anodized and pre-drilled. Its 23 ft diameter rotor comes completely assembled.

The aircraft takes 40 hours to assemble from the factory kit. Original factory options included a cockpit fairing, wheels brakes, wheel pants, rotor brake and a main rotor pre-rotator, although the installation of any of these options will raise the empty weight above US FAR 103 limits for ultralight vehicles.

The aircraft can be readily loaded on a simple trailer for ground transportation.

Reviewer Andre Cliche said of the aircraft:

Variants

;Commander 447 :Main version equipped with a single 40 hp twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke single-ignition Rotax 447 engine

Specifications (Commander 447)

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|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Rotax 447 |eng1 type=twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke single-ignition aircraft engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=40 |eng1 shp=

|prop blade number=3 |prop name=composite, ground adjustable |prop dia m= |prop dia ft=5 |prop dia in=0 |prop dia note=

|rot number=1 |rot dia m= |rot dia ft=23 |rot dia in=1 |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |rot area note= Performance

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=63 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=50 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=200 |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=10000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=800 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |disk loading kg/m2= |disk loading lb/sqft= |disk loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics=

References

References

1. Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page F-2. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN. 0-9680628-1-4
2. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', pages 202-203. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

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