Aero Commander 500 Family - Variants

Variants

Aero Commander L.3805

Prototype, one built.

Aero Commander 520

First production version, a developed L.3805 with taller fin and larger cabin with two 260 hp Lycoming GO-435-C engines, 150 built.

Aero Commander 560

Model 520 with swept tail, increased take-off weight, seven seats and more powerful engines (two 270 hp Lycoming GO-480B engines) and refined wing, 80 built.

Aero Commander 560A

New undercarriage, stretched fuselage and other numerous refinements, 99 built.

Aero Commander 560E

Larger wings and greater payload, 93 built.

Aero Commander 560F

Powered with 350 hp Lycoming IGO-540 engines.

Aero Commander 360

Lightened version of the 560E with four seats and two 180 hp engines, one built.

Aero Commander 500

Economy version introduced in 1958, a 560E with 250 hp Lycoming O-540-A engines, 101 built.

Aero Commander 500A

First Aero Commander model – new nacelles to house 260 hp fuel-injected Continental IO-470M engines, 99 built.

Aero Commander 500B

560E with 290 hp fuel injected Lycoming IO-540 engines, 217 built.

Aero Commander 500U/Shrike Commander

500B with pointed nose and squared off tail, two 290 hp Lycoming IO-540 engines, replaced 500A, 500B, 560F and 680F, 56 built.

Aero Commander 680 Super

Development of 560A with supercharged 340 hp Lycoming GSO-480-A engines and increased fuel capacity, 254 built.

Aero Commander 680E

Lightened 560E and 560A type undercarriage, 100 built.

Aero Commander 680F

680E with new undercarriage and supercharged, fuel-injected 380 hp Lycoming IGSO-540 engines and new nacelles, 126 built.

Aero Commander 680FP

Pressurized version modified from 680F, 26 built.

Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander

680F with stretched fuselage and larger tail, 157 built. After 1967 known as the Courser Commander.

Aero Commander 680FL/P Grand Commander

Pressurized version of 680FL, 37 built.

Aero Commander 680T Turbo Commander

680FL/P with Garrett TPE331-43 turboprop engines, 56 built.

Aero Commander 680V Turbo Commander

680T with increased take off weight and slightly improved cargo capacity, 36 built.

Aero Commander 680W Turbo II Commander

680V with pointed nose. squared off fin, one panoramic and two small cabin windows and weather radar, 46 built.

Rockwell 681 Hawk Commander

680W with improved pressurisation, air conditioning system and nose, 43 built.

Rockwell 681B Turbo Commander

Marketing designation for economy version of the 681, 29 built.

Rockwell 685 Commander

690 powered by two 435 hp Continental GTSIO-520K piston engines, 66 built.

Commander 690

681 with new wing centre section and engines moved further outboard, two Garrett AiResearch TPE331-5-251K turboprops, 79 built.

Commander 690A

690 with changed flightdeck layout and increased pressurisation, 245 built.

Commander 690B

690A with improved soundproofing and internal lavatory, 217 built.

690C Jetprop840

690B with increased wingspan, wet wing fuel tanks and winglets, two 840shp TPE331-5-254K turboprops, 136 built.

690D Jetprop900

Similar to 690C with internal rear cabin extension, improved pressurisation and five square cabin windows, 42 built.

695 Jetprop 980

Similar to 690C with 735shp TPE331-10-501K engines, 84 built.

695A Jetprop 1000

690D with higher take off weight and more powerful TPE331-10-501K engines, 101 built.

695B Jetprop 1000B

695A with minor changes, 6 built.

Aero Commander 720 AltiCruiser

Pressurized version of 680, 13 built.

YL-26 → YU-9A

Aero Commander 520 evaluated by the US Army, 3 built.

YL-26A

Aero Commander 560 evaluated by the US Air Force, 1 built.

L-26B → U-4A

Aero Commander 560A sold to the US Air Force, 14 built.

L-26B → U-9B

Aero Commander 560A sold to the US Army, 1 built.

L-26C → U-4B

Aero Commander 680 Super sold to the US Air Force, 2 built.

L-26C → U-9C

Aero Commander 680 Super sold to the US Army, 4 built.

RL-26D → RU-9D

Commander 680 for US Army aircraft fitted with SLAR (side looking airborne radar), two built.

NL-26D → NU-9D

One built