N40145 - 1999 Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 Aircraft Registration

N40145 is a 1999 Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Crop Dusters LLC in Maurice, IA. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 29, 1999. The registration certificate was issued on June 11, 2025. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2032. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6A-45 engine producing 1120 horsepower, N40145 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4B35A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N40145 was last updated on June 11, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Ayres S-2R-T660 Turbo Thrush is a specialized agricultural aircraft that represented a technological shift from radial to turboprop power in crop-dusting operations. First flown in its prototype S-2R form on September 9, 1975, with the T660 variant certificated in March 2000, it is a single-seat, low-wing taildragger configuration powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine. With an empty weight of 2,336 kg and maximum loaded weight of 5,670 kg, it features a chemical hopper capacity up to 2,273 liters. The aircraft was manufactured by Ayres Corporation in Albany, Georgia. AviatorDB tracks 248 Ayres Corporation aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is A660.

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