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http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/spe...ocomm/u-4b.htm
"Gentlemen:

Regarding the U4-B neither the Air Force or any military
branch utilized the Shrike. The U4-B was a 560-A model
Commander by the time it was picked up by the military.
These particular "commanders" utilized the Lycoming GO-480
engines of (275h.p.) later models had 295h.p. The Aero
Commander 680E was the last of the "bath-tub" nacelle
versions used by them.. By 1959 Aero Design of Bethany,
Oklahoma had cleaned up the airframe to include the new
"speed-nacelles" found in all current "Shrikes".. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower flew in one because he was so impressed
with it's safety record, in particular, it's single-engine
safety margins. The prototype flew from Bethany,OK to
Washington D.C. with the left propeller removed and stored
in the baggage compartment. Ted Smith and Gordon Israel had
fabricated one of the nicest Business Twins of the period.
All Commanders exhibit fantastic flying qualities,
rock-solid and stable ideal for IFR operations.
Blue Skies,
International Helio Assoc.
06/30/2005 @ 15:06"

"Jim Macklin" wrote
in message news:BVYWg.2133$XX2.1727@dukeread04...
| Back in the early 1950s, AeroCommander flew a 500, piston
| powered light twin from OKC to Washington, DC with the
right
| prop in the baggage area. Ike had one on the list of
| approved executive travel planes. Ike was a pilot.
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| "cjcampbell" wrote in
| message
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ups.com...
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|| karl gruber wrote:
|| Some can, easily.
||
|| Karl
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|| Hasn't Bob Hooover demonstrated that in the Shrike?
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|| "Sylvain" wrote in message
|| t...
|| by the way, that's one of the things that MS FS gets
|| wrong with the light twins: with a long enough
runway
| you
|| can takeoff with only one engine...
||
|| --Sylvain
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