Air Command Tandem

Commander Tandem
Role	Autogyro
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Air Command International
Status	In production (2012)
Developed from	Air Command Commander; Air Command Commander Tandem

The Air Command Tandem 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 or as a ready-to-fly aircraft.^[1]

Design and development

The Tandem kit was designed to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built rules. It features a single main rotor, a two-place tandem seating open cockpit with a fairing and a windshield, tricycle landing gear and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 115 hp (86 kW) Subaru EJ22 automotive conversion or 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke aircraft engine in pusher configuration.^[1]

The aircraft's 28 ft (8.5 m) diameter Rotordyne rotor has a chord of 8 in (20.3 cm). The Tandem has an empty weight of 489 lb (222 kg) and a gross weight of 908 lb (412 kg), giving a useful load of 418 lb (190 kg).^[1]

Specifications (Tandem)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Empty weight: 489 lb (222 kg)
Gross weight: 908 lb (412 kg)
Fuel capacity: 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
Main rotor diameter: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

Maximum speed: 109 mph (176 km/h, 95 kn)
Cruise speed: 84 mph (135 km/h, 73 kn)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 174. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X