Aerocom Skyliner

[hesham]

Hi,

the Aerocom Skyliner was twin turboprop light transport aircraft,powered
by two 850 hp P&W Canada PT6A-34 turboprops,its lenght was 16.56m
and its span was 16.46m,it can carry 19 passengers.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%202541.html

 

[Jemiba]

The 3-view from Aviation Week 1976 shows the Beech 18 origin :

 

[riggerrob]

I saw something similar sitting behind the hangar at the aviation museum at the Victoria (Canada) aviation museum. It reminded me of a Westwond Beech turboprop conversion, but had lots more modifications. It looked like a Beech that had been retrofitted with a nosewheel, PT6A turboprop engines and a single vertical tail. At first glance, the vertical tail looked like it had been adapted from a Beech 18 horizon tail.

 

[hesham]

I saw something similar sitting behind the hangar at the aviation museum at the Victoria (Canada) aviation museum. It reminded me of a Westwond Beech turboprop conversion, but had lots more modifications. It looked like a Beech that had been retrofitted with a nosewheel, PT6A turboprop engines and a single vertical tail. At first glance, the vertical tail looked like it had been adapted from a Beech 18 horizon tail.

Hi Riggerrob,


maybe it was it,but the Aerocom is a USA company,no more info available about it.

 

[Dynoman]

Here is the equipment list for the Aerocom from ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Aerocom-Skyliner-3-Page-Original-Standard-Optional-Price-Equipment-List-/121166643484#ht_44wt_1120

 

[VictorXL188]

Further to the posts so far, here's a clipping from Air International January 1977 issue

 

[hesham]

Amazing Info,thank you Victor.

 

[VictorXL188]

Further to my earlier post regarding the Aerocom Skyliner, please find attached the Air Data section from the March 1977 issue of Air International covering the type.

 

[VictorXL188]

I saw something similar sitting behind the hangar at the aviation museum at the Victoria (Canada) aviation museum. It reminded me of a Westwond Beech turboprop conversion, but had lots more modifications. It looked like a Beech that had been retrofitted with a nosewheel, PT6A turboprop engines and a single vertical tail. At first glance, the vertical tail looked like it had been adapted from a Beech 18 horizon tail.

Unfortunately the Aerocom fuselage was last seen behind a hangar at Volpar, California so probably that was yet another conversion

 

[Apophenia]

Unfortunately the Aerocom fuselage was last seen behind a hangar at Volpar, California so probably that was yet another conversion

And the description (especially of the vertical tail) sounds very much like one of the Pacific Airmotive Tradewind conversions with PT6As.

 

[riggerrob]

Volpar did a similar conversion but it was powered by Garret Airesearch turboprop engines.

 

[riggerrob]

And the description (especially of the vertical tail) sounds very much like one of the Pacific Airmotive Tradewind conversions with PT6As.

I have a hundred or so skydives from a Westwind Beech 18, with the PT6A engine conversion. It had the extended nose and turboprop engines, but it was almost stock aft of the firewalls. The only addition to the tail was a shallow strake along the top of the fuselage.
It also had a double-wide cargo door which was a pleasure to jump out of.