Aero Commander 680T Turbo Commander, N6300 / 1540, Miles Aviation & Transport (R & D)
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Registration: N6300
Construction Number: 1540
Model Aero Commander 680T Turbo Commander
Operator: Miles Aviation & Transport (R & D)
Airport: Shoreham (ESH / EGKA), UK - England
Photographer: Peter Amos Collection
Date Taken: 1967 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 26/02/2025
Lent by Aero Commander Inc in March 1967 to their UK distributor Miles at Ford Aerodrome, West Sussex and was fitted with two Turboméca Astazou XIIM turboprop engines. Miles had agreed to certify the Astazou XIIM for the Aero Commander. However, as the engine did not meet the specifications, Turboméca ended the production of the engine. Subsequently, the Aero Commander was given to Miles in return for work already done and it was regn G-AWXK in 1969. Miles sold the aircraft to Turboméca in 1970 who wanted it as a flying test bed for its new Astafan by-pass turbojet program.
Picture ID:1927355