Aircraft Description
N271 is a 1917 Polson Thor POLSON SPECIAL, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Jenkins George Merrit in Wayne, PA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 13, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on January 7, 2009. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2029. Powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine producing 90 horsepower, N271 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2AA32 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N271 was last updated on August 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Polson Thor is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Polson Thor aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the POLSON SPECIAL model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N271. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-15 01:32:20 UTC