Twin Commander Aircraft Parts and Components Database

CAGE Codes:                                                     

572H8

395TH

Operating Segments: Aircraft

HQ: Creedmoor, North Carolina, United States

About Twin Commander Aircraft

Twin Commander Aircraft was created by Ted Smith in 1944, under the name Aero, with their primary focus on manufacturing twin-engine transport aircraft that were lighter than their competitors. Their preliminary design was completed in 1946, but would not take flight until 1948. The company took on a new name in 1950, as they rebranded themselves as the Aero Design and Engineering Company. An infamous flight from Oklahoma to Washington D.C. with one propeller missing, and at full capacity weight, made the Twin Commander popular instantly. This demonstrated the degree of stability and asymmetric control that the plane was engineered with. The Twin Commander caught the attention of President Eisenhower and became his preferred method of travel.

In 1957, the Twin Commander broke the distance record for general aviation aircraft by flying 1,504.74 nautical miles from Guatemala City, Guatemala to Oklahoma City. A year later, the company was acquired by Rockwell-Standard & Associates. In 1981, Rockwell-Standard & Associates was acquired by Gulfstream Aerospace, shifting the landscape of Twin Commander Aircraft. The acquisitions continued in 1985 as Gulfstream was acquired by Chrysler Corporation, then acquired by Precision in 1989. Twin Commander finally found a home in parent company Firstmark Corporation, an entity known for supporting legacy aircraft. Twin Commander Aircraft now operates as an OEM parts and service provider.

Products, Services, and Platforms

Products

• Aircraft: Twin Commander is known for its fuel efficiency, large cabin, and long range capabilities. Since the plane’s original production that began in the 1950s, there have been numerous model variants. Over time, the Twin Commander evolved through each iteration with performance and capability enhancements, added features, design upgrades and new power plants. Twin Commander models can be divided into three categories by power plant type: Early piston engine powered models; turbine powered models; and JetProp models.

Subsidiaries/Partners

Twin Commander Aircraft is a subsidiary of Firstmark Corporation.

Competitors

The primary competitors of Twin Commander Aircraft include Boeing, Airbus, Hartwell, Lockheed Martin, L3, DigitalStakeout, LogRhythm, RiskIQ, Primus Aerospace, Acme United Corp, United Technologies Corp, ZeroFox, Cloud Passage, Blueliv, Snaptrends, Bombardier, Dassault Falcon, Gulfstream Aerospace, Pilatus, Textron, Embraer, and several others.