9 7 7 ▁Commander ▁ 1 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁un im pressed ▁with ▁its ▁performance , ▁and ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁solution . ▁This ▁presented ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Ly coming ▁IO - 5 8 0 , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁This ▁is ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁size ▁as ▁the ▁IO - 5 4 0 ▁and ▁only ▁slightly ▁heav ier , ▁but ▁offers ▁ 3 2 0   hp , ▁a ▁significant ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁ 2 6 0   hp ▁of ▁the ▁stock ▁ 1 1 4 . ▁Rich ards ▁formed ▁Aer od yme ▁Corporation ▁to ▁sell ▁and ▁service ▁convers ions ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁engine , ▁ 7 8 - inch ▁Hart z ell ▁three - bla de ▁Sc im itar ▁prop ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁cow l ▁to ▁fit ▁it . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁ 1 1 5 ▁was ▁also ▁converted ▁in ▁this ▁fashion , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Super ▁Commander ". ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁ 1 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 1 4 ▁are ▁conventional ▁layout ▁mon op lan es ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁wing ▁set ▁low ▁and ▁a ▁mid - mount ed ▁horizontal ▁stabil izer . ▁This ▁places ▁the ▁stabil izer ▁outside ▁the ▁prop ▁was h , ▁and ▁results ▁in ▁heav ier ▁handling ▁at ▁lower ▁spe eds . ▁ ▁The ▁cabin ▁is ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁high , ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁contemporary ▁aircraft ▁like ▁the ▁Pi per ▁Ar row ▁at ▁ ▁by ▁. ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁sp a cious ▁cabin ▁of ▁any ▁design ▁of