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AERO COMMANDER Commander 680F
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AC68
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| Name | Commander 680F | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | AERO COMMANDER | |||||||||||
| Body | Narrow | |||||||||||
| Wing | Fixed Wing | |||||||||||
| Position | High wing | |||||||||||
| Tail | Regular tail, low set | |||||||||||
| WTC | Light | |||||||||||
| APC | A | |||||||||||
| Type code | L2P | |||||||||||
| Engine | Piston | |||||||||||
| Engine count | Multi | |||||||||||
| Position | (Front) Wing leading mounted | |||||||||||
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |||||||||||
| Mass group | 2 | |||||||||||
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AERO COMMANDER Commander 680F
Description
Light utility corporate aircraft. In widespread service from 1958 in a range of versions. Developed from 1958 to 1967 on the basis of the 520/560 series.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 13.4 m43.963 ft <br /> |
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| Length | 13.1 m42.979 ft <br /> |
| Height | 4.6 m15.092 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 2 x 340 HP Lycoming GSO-480-A1A-6 or 2 x 380 HP Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A piston engines with 3 blade propellers. |
| Engine model | Lycoming O-480, Lycoming O-540 |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | 180 kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 180 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | 180 kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | 457 m | ROC | 1000 ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | 490 m | |
| MTOW | 40004,000 kg <br />4 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL240 | ROD | 1000 ft/min | APC | A | ||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 13701,370 nm <br />2,537,240 m <br />2,537.24 km <br />8,324,278.221 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving AC68
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