N540WA - 2001 Zivko Aeronautics INC Edge 540 Aircraft Registration

N540WA is a 2001 Zivko Aeronautics INC EDGE 540, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Pond Malcolm S Trustee in Riverside, CA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 20, 2001. The registration certificate was issued on September 23, 2020. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2027. Powered by a Ama/expr UNKNOWN ENG engine, N540WA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6D9E1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N540WA was last tracked by AviatorDB near Riverside Municipal Airport (KRAL) on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N540WA was last updated on March 17, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Zivko Edge 540, the world's dominant unlimited-class aerobatic aircraft, revolutionized competitive aerobatics and air racing when it first flew in 1993. This single-seat, low-wing monoplane features a computer-optimized steel-tube fuselage capable of withstanding over 15Gs and is powered by a 310-horsepower Lycoming IO-540 engine. Measuring just over 20 feet in length with extraordinary agility—rolling at 420 degrees per second—the Edge 540 became the only aircraft to win Red Bull Air Race World Championships. Zivko Aeronautics of Guthrie, Oklahoma, has produced more than 130 examples of this legendary performer. AviatorDB tracks 30 Zivko Aeronautics INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is EDGE.

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