N1378J - 1983 Johnson William M Trojan TA-16 Aircraft Registration

N1378J is a 1983 Johnson William M TROJAN TA-16, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Aeronautics INC in Vero Beach, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 6, 1983. The registration certificate was issued on April 18, 2019. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N1378J is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A098AB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N1378J was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 27.8140, -80.5117 on February 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N1378J was last updated on July 28, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Johnson Rocket 185, a high-performance civilian aircraft designed for the post-World War II general aviation market, represented an ambitious attempt to create an affordable aerobatic-capable monoplane. First flown in August 1945, it was a low-wing, single-engine aircraft powered by a 185-horsepower Lycoming O-435-A engine, configured to carry two to three occupants. Measuring 30 feet 10 inches in wingspan with a maximum speed approaching 200 mph, the aircraft was manufactured by Johnson Aircraft at Fort Worth, Texas. AviatorDB tracks 3 Johnson William M aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is R185.

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