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| | Rockwell Shrike Commander |
 | | he Shrike Commander is a descendent of the 1948 Aero Commander, L-3805, a light, twin-engine, six/seven-seat, high-wing aircraft built by the Aero Design and Engineering Corporation of Culver City, California. |
 | | It was a cantilever, high-wing, four-place, pressurized aircraft that could be converted to a seven-seat configuration with the addition of a rear bench seat. |
 | | In addition, to sixteen-point rolls and loops, Hoover flew a precise deadstick (no-engine) maneuver with a loop, eight-point roll, a 180-degree turn to a touchdown with first one wheel and then the other wheel, landing, and taxi to airshow center. |
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