N64SQ - 1942 Vickers Supermarine Ltd Spitfire Mk.f IX Aircraft Registration

N64SQ is a 1942 Vickers Supermarine LTD SPITFIRE MK.F IX, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Collings Foundation INC DBA in Hudson, MA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 9, 2017. The registration certificate was issued on December 12, 2019. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Rolls-royc MERLIN engine producing 1760 horsepower, N64SQ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A86481 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N64SQ was last updated on September 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Supermarine Spitfire, Britain's legendary World War II interceptor fighter, became the only British fighter aircraft to remain in continuous production throughout the entire war. First flown in 1938, it was a single-seat, low-wing monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin inline engine, featuring distinctive elliptical wings. With a wingspan of approximately 36 feet and powered by engines ranging from 1,030 to over 2,000 horsepower in later variants, more than 20,300 Spitfires were manufactured by Supermarine and associated factories. AviatorDB tracks 5 Vickers Supermarine LTD aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is SPIT.

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