Air Command Commander Side-By-Side
{{Short description|American autogyro}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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The Air Command Commander Side-By-Side is an American autogyro designed and produced by Air Command International of Caddo Mills, Texas. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 174. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Commander Side-By-Side provides an unusual gyroplane design in that it has side-by-side configuration seating. The gyroplane was designed to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built rules. It features a single main rotor, a two-seat open cockpit without a windshield, tricycle landing gear and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, {{convert|115|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Subaru EJ22 automotive conversion engine in pusher configuration driving the propeller though a Gilmer belt reduction drive.
The aircraft's {{convert|29|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} diameter Rotordyne rotor has a chord of {{convert|8|in|cm|1|abbr=on}}. The Side-By-Side has an empty weight of {{convert|485|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|926|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|441|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. Optional equipment available includes a folding mast, hydraulic wheel brakes and an electric trim system.
Specifications (Commander Side-By-Side)
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.aircommand.com/models.php}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120317164550/http://www.aircommand.com/siteimages/tim-s.jpg Photo of the Air Command Commander Side-By-Side]
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