North American Navion vs Rockwell Commander 112

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

North American Navion
33.4 × 27.5 ft 8.7 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Rockwell Commander 112
32.8 × 24.8 ft 8.4 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification North American NavionRockwell Commander 112
Stall speed 54 kt62 kt
Approach speed 56 kt71 kt
Cruise speed 115 kt140 kt
Range 450 nm780 nm
Service ceiling 15600 ft13900 ft
Rate of climb 1000 fpm1020 fpm
Fuel burn 11.0 gph10.5 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

North American Navion Avgas
11.0 gph
Baseline
450 nm range 10.5 nm/gal 40 gal usable $72 fuel/hr 3h 38m endurance
North American Navion: 11.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 450 nautical mile published range, 3 hour 38 minute endurance, 10.5 nautical miles per gallon.
Rockwell Commander 112 Avgas
10.5 gph
Baseline
780 nm range 13.3 nm/gal 68 gal usable $68 fuel/hr 6h 28m endurance
Rockwell Commander 112: 10.5 gallons per hour at cruise, 780 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 28 minute endurance, 13.3 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Scale:
North American Navion Avgas
$147 /hr
Baseline
North American Navion: $147 per flight hour — fuel $72, maintenance and reserve $75.
Rockwell Commander 112 Avgas
$132 /hr
Baseline
Rockwell Commander 112: $132 per flight hour — fuel $68, maintenance and reserve $64.
North American Navion Piston
$8,847 /yr Baseline
North American Navion: $8,847 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $6,347, annual inspection $2,500.
Rockwell Commander 112 Piston
$10,500 /yr Baseline
Rockwell Commander 112: $10,500 per year — insurance $2,400, hangar $3,600, annual inspection $4,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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North American Navion
4 / 4 seats 40 / 40 gal fuel 810 lb wet payload 1,050 lb useful 2,850 lb MTOW
Rockwell Commander 112
4 / 4 seats 68 / 68 gal fuel 561 lb wet payload 969 lb useful 2,650 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Payload-Range Map

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