N617NL - Hawker Hunter T MK 7 Aircraft Registration

N617NL is a Hawker HUNTER T MK 7, a single-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Sky West Aviation INC Trustee in Albuquerque, NM. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 21, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on July 22, 2019. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Rolls-royc AVON 532R engine producing 1208 horsepower, N617NL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A809F6 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N617NL was last updated on August 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Hawker Hunter was a transonic British jet fighter that became one of the most successful and widely-produced jet aircraft of the Cold War era. First flown on 20 July 1951, it was a swept-wing single-seat interceptor powered by either a Rolls-Royce Avon or Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet engine. The Hunter achieved fame in 1953 when it captured the world air speed record at 727.63 mph, and served as the RAF's primary day fighter for over three decades. With 1,972 aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft and later Hawker Siddeley, it represented Britain's most exported jet fighter of its generation. AviatorDB tracks 22 Hawker aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is HUNT.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N617NL. 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.