RICHARD COMMUTER

Plane & Pilot

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Commuter is a two-place, all-metal, high-wing cabin monoplane featuring side-by-side seating and a taildragger configuration.
It is powered by 125- to 150-hp Lycoming engines.
Key performance figures include a top speed of 150 mph, a cruise speed of 140 mph, and a range of 900 miles.

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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 805. Fuel capacity 50. Wingspan 25′. Length 19’9″.
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 150. Cruise mph 140. Stall mph 40. Climb rate 900. Takeoff run 1,200. Landing roll 1,500. Range 900.

The Commuter is a high-wing cabin monoplane that features all-metal construction with no complicated compound-curve skin panels. The two-place taildragger carries 125- to 150-hp Lycoming powerplants. Occupants sit side-by-side.

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