Aero Commander twins family

The Aero Commander twins line on this site has four variants. Length runs from the 680FP to the Jetprop Commander 1000, a spread of 7.9 ft (22.5%). Three different wingspans appear across the line. Maximum takeoff weight grows by 72.1% from the lightest variant to the heaviest. The variants spread over Design Group II and Approach Categories A and B.

The Aero Commander 500 sits exactly on the 49 ft wingspan line that opens Design Group II. The 680FP has the 4th-shortest length and the joint 4th-shortest wingspan in Design Group II (77 types). The 680FP has the 5th-lowest maximum takeoff weight in Design Group II (77 types, 74 with a published figure). The Aero Commander 500 has the joint 3rd-lowest FAA reference approach speed among the 77 types in Design Group II (the input for its Approach Category).