Rockwell International Aero Commander 500U/ Shrike Commander

By Hayman

August 31, 2021

Tags: aero commander, business aircraft, business twin, hiller aviation museum, san carlos airport, shrike commander

Category: general aviation

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@San Carlos, CA

July 2021

First flown in 1948, the Aero Commander was a light business twin designed by a group of Douglas engineers using the A-20 Havoc bomber as a starting point.  One became a presidential transport aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower between 1956 and 1960 and was the smallest “Air Force One,” and the first to wear the now-familiar blue-and-white livery.  The aircraft gained fame at the hands of famed pilot R. A. “Bob” Hoover as demonstrated the Shrike Commander 500S for decades in a variety of “managed energy” routines, including single-engine and engine-out aerobatics.  Nikon D500 w/18-200mm.

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