N1078Z - 1963 S & S Special Grumman 5 F6F - 5 Aircraft Registration

N1078Z is a 1963 S & S Special Grumman 5 F6F - 5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum INC in Dallas, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 25, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on September 6, 1991. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N1078Z is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0223D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N1078Z was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 34.2138, -119.0906 on March 15, 2026. The FAA registry record for N1078Z was last updated on May 19, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The F6F Hellcat stands as the most successful carrier-based fighter of World War II, achieving an unprecedented 19-to-1 kill ratio against Japanese aircraft. First flown on June 26, 1942, it was a single-seat, low-wing monoplane powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine producing 2,000 horsepower. Measuring 33 feet 11 inches in length with a 42-foot 10-inch wingspan, the Hellcat could reach speeds of 380 miles per hour. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation manufactured all 12,275 examples between 1942 and 1945. AviatorDB tracks 1 S & S Special Grumman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is HCAT.

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