N282DW - 1931 Dewoitine D26 Aircraft Registration

N282DW is a 1931 Dewoitine D26, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Weeks Kermit A in Polk City, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 4, 1984. The registration certificate was issued on November 14, 1987. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Jacobs R755A SERIES engine producing 300 horsepower, N282DW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2D5C9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N282DW was last updated on July 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Dewoitine D-26 was Switzerland's first all-metal military trainer aircraft, pioneering semi-monocoque construction for advanced combat training. First flown in December 1929, it was a single-seat parasol-wing monoplane powered by a 340-horsepower Wright R-975 radial engine. With a wing area of 17.6 square meters and gross weight of 1,068 kilograms, the aircraft was 300-400 kilograms lighter than its fighter variant, the D-27. Built by Dewoitine in France and assembled at K+W Thun in Switzerland, only 12 examples were produced in 1931. AviatorDB tracks 1 Dewoitine aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is DWD2.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N282DW. 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.