N281PR - 1998 Scaled Composites LLC 281 Aircraft Registration

N281PR is a 1998 Scaled Composites LLC 281, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Scaled Composites LLC in Mojave, CA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 15, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on September 1, 2015. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2028. Powered by a Williams FJ 44 SERIES engine producing 1900 pounds of thrust, N281PR is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2D307 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N281PR was last tracked by AviatorDB near Mojave Airport (KMHV) on March 11, 2026. The FAA registry record for N281PR was last updated on June 10, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus was a groundbreaking high-altitude long-endurance research aircraft designed to serve as a stratospheric telecommunications relay platform. First flown on July 26, 1998, it featured an innovative tandem-wing configuration with two Williams International FJ44-2E turbofan engines and accommodated a two-person crew in a pressurized cabin. The aircraft achieved sustained horizontal flight at 62,385 feet and could carry 2,000 pounds of research payloads for up to 18 hours. Only one example was built by Scaled Composites at their Mojave, California facility. AviatorDB tracks 11 Scaled Composites LLC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is PRTS.

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