Aero Commander 100

Aero Commander 100/Darter Commander
Aero Commander 100 at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia in March 1988
Role Light aircraft
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Volaircraft/Aero Commander
First flight 1960

The Aero Commander 100, various models of which were known as the Darter Commander and Lark Commander was a US light aircraft produced in the 1960s. It was a high-wing monoplane of conventional design, equipped with fixed tricycle undercarriage.

The aircraft was originally designed by Volaircraft, first flying in 1960. The firm marketed the original three-seat version as the Volaire 1035 and a four-seat version with a more powerful engine as the Volaire 1050 before North American Rockwell purchased all rights to the design on July 12, 1965 for production by its Aero Commander division. Production of the Darter Commander version continued until 1969 and of the revised Lark Commander until 1971 (by which time, Rockwell had dropped the Aero Commander brand name).

Finding the light aircraft market too competitive for its liking, Rockwell sold the rights to all versions of the aircraft to Phoenix Aircraft in 1971, but this company never actually put it into production.

Variants

Volaircraft

Aero Commander/Rockwell

Specifications (Darter Commander)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. ^ Taylor 1969, p.398