This 1964 promotional film looks at the development and features of the “Jet Commander”, a twin engine private jet built by Aero Commander, produced by the Rockwell Standard Corporation. (The aircraft is better known today as the IAI Westwind, a name it was given after Rockwell sold the rights to Israel Aircraft Industries in 1958.) The Jet Commander was presented in the film as the “standard business machine of the air”, allowing CEOs to save time by avoiding commercial flights and being able to land at small airports much closer to their destination. The film features extensive footage from the development, construction, testing, and certification of the aircraft. It also shows some of the modern interior design features that were available to customers.

The Jet Commander was originally designed in the USA 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. Shortly thereafter, Aero Commander was acquired by North American Rockwell. Since Rockwell already had an executive jet of its own design, the Sabreliner, the company decided to sell off the rights to the Jet Commander, which were purchased by IAI in 1968. IAI modified the design and produced planes for almost two decades before manufacture ceased in 1987.

0:11 a management team standing by an airport fence, 0:28 a Jet Commander landing, 0:51 Aero Commander Division of Rockwell Standard Corporation, 1:00 an Jet Commander aircraft taking off, 1:23 a man sitting in a computer room and talking to the camera in front of models of aircraft, 2:03 man is talking to the camera in front of an executive desk, 3:04 a computer in a room, 3:22 different pictures of an early twin engine Aero Commander aircraft, 4:11 flight footage of the Jet Commander, 4:36 a model of the Jet Commander, 4:55 engineers sitting around a desk discussing a new aircraft, 5:22 list of requirements needed by CEOs for a new private jet, 5:57 engineers working on the design of the aircraft including blueprints of the Jet Commander, 6:34 model of the Jet Commander, 6:56 Warranty Agreement for the Jet Commander, 7:14 the first Jet Commander being built, 7:26 first complete exemplar of a Jet Commander, 7:50 Jet Commander’s first flight, 8:16 blueprint showing new additions made to the aircraft after testing, 8:41 Jet Commander flying during its certification testing program, 9:21 airframe strength test of the Jet Commander, 9:53 Jet Commander undergoing ground and air tests for FAA certification, 10:06 officials looking at the data from the tests, 10:24 aerial footage from the testing of the Jet Commander, 10:48 Jet Commander assembly line and part production, 11:10 a finished Jet Commander being prepared for its first flight, 11:28 first flight of the first production test unit Jet Commander, 12:15 aerial footage of two Jet Commanders flying, 12:42 designers showing different interiors for the Jet Commander and how they are constructed, 13:20 a passenger demonstrating the features of the cabin interior including a bar in the back, adjustable armrests, drink holders, and adjustable air nozzles, 14:26 the Jet Commander conducting demonstration flights at Reading Air Show in PA, 14:40 Jet Commander flying together with a Grand Commander, 15:37 Classroom instruction at the Aero Commander Technical Training Center, 16:44 employees gathering to watch the first flight of the first assembly line Jet Commander, 17:27 different Aero Commander Aircraft taxiing, 17:46 first production Jet Commander undergoing ground tests and taking off, 18:45 National Business Aircraft Association Meeting in Miami with flight footage of Aero Commander aircraft, 19:42 Jet Commander in flight as seen from the ground, 19:52 map of airports in the US that the Jet commander can reach including climb and distance profiles, 20:36 a low pass by a Jet Commander, 20:48 Rockwell Standard Logo,

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