N550DE - 1998 Eidal Peter M RV 4 Aircraft Registration

N550DE is a 1998 Eidal Peter M RV 4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Janay Jesse A in Charlottesville, VA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 10, 1998. The registration certificate was issued on December 24, 2022. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N550DE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6FFBB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N550DE was last tracked by AviatorDB near Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) on June 25, 2026. The FAA registry record for N550DE was last updated on September 25, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Van's RV-4 is a high-performance homebuilt aircraft that revolutionized the kit plane industry by bringing fighter-like handling characteristics to civilian aviation. First flown in August 1979, it is a low-wing, single-engine monoplane that seats two in tandem configuration. Powered by a 180-horsepower Lycoming O-360 engine with a gross weight of 1,500 pounds, the RV-4 established Van's Aircraft as the dominant force in experimental aviation with over 1,446 examples completed worldwide by 2022. AviatorDB tracks 3 Eidal Peter M aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is RV4.

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