Air Command 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]

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

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)

See also

• List of rotorcraft