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N747A

Boeing 747SP-27

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 21992

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Nasa-Armstrong Flight Research Center

Owner type: Government
Address: Attn: James E Coleman III Po Box 1732 M/s 1732, Edwards, CA 93523
Fleet: 2 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 747SP-27
Year built: —
Serial number: 21992
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 4 × Turbofan
Seats: 192
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated
Mode S code: AA0C8B (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 10, 2017 · last FAA action Sep 30, 2023

Past registrations of N747A

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Jan 16, 2004 1956 Sikorsky S-55 · serial 55910 Central Sierra Helicopters Inc · Mariposa, CA

What a Boeing 747 looks likePhoto of a Boeing 747, not this aircraft: Iberia Airlines, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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