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Business jet
IAI Westwind is a business jet. It was built by Aero Commander Israel Aircraft Industries. Reported operators include Pel-Air.
United StatesIAI Westwind
Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedBusiness jet
Aero Commander Israel Aircraft Industries
Limited service
Pel-Air
442
1965–1987
1965
27 January 1963
Aero Commander 500
IAI Astra Gulfstream G100
2
7 pax normal (maximum 10) / 1,474 kg (3,250 lb) maximum payload
15.93 m (52 ft 3 in)
13.65 m (44 ft 9 in) , 13.16 m (43 ft) excluding tip tanks
4.81 m (15 ft 9 in)
28.64 m 2 (308.3 sq ft)
4,536 kg (10,000 lb)
10,660 kg (23,501 lb)
4,345 kg (9,579 lb)
2 × Honeywell TFE731-3-1G turbofan engines, 16.46 kN (3,700 lbf) thrust each
723 km/h (449 mph, 390 kn) economical at 11,890–12,500 m (39,000–41,000 ft)
4,430 km (2,750 mi, 2,390 nmi) 10 pax, 5,385 km (3,346 mi; 2,908 nmi) with maximum fuel and four passengers
13,725 m (45,000 ft)
25.4 m/s (5,000 ft/min) at sea level
6.51
IAI 54-12 (Sigma 1 modified)
184 km/h (114 mph, 99 kn) at maximum landing weight, flaps down, engines idling
868 km/h (539 mph, 469 kn) at 8,840 m (29,000 ft)
372 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft)
0.31
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
747 m (2,450 ft) at maximum landing weight
The Westwind was originally designed in the United States by Aero Commander as a development of its twin-propeller namesake aircraft , first flying on January 27, 1963, as the Aero Commander 1121 Jet Commander. After successful testing, the aircraft was put into series production with deliveries to customers beginning in early 1965.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
IAI Westwind equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IsraelReported count for IAI SeaScan. Service scope: Air forces equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 3. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.