N71SQ - 1943 Hawker Siddeley Hurricane MKX11 Aircraft Registration

N71SQ is a 1943 Hawker Siddeley HURRICANE MKX11, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 10, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on October 25, 2024. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2031. Powered by a Rolls-royc MERLIN engine producing 1760 horsepower, N71SQ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A97B53 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N71SQ was last updated on October 25, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Hawker Hurricane was Britain's first modern monoplane fighter and played a crucial role in winning the Battle of Britain during World War II. First flown on November 6, 1935, it was a low-wing single-engine monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin inline engine and armed with eight machine guns. Measuring over 32 feet in length with a 40-foot wingspan, the Hurricane could reach speeds exceeding 300 miles per hour. The aircraft was manufactured by Hawker Aircraft Limited, with production totaling 14,233 examples between 1937 and 1944. AviatorDB tracks 29 Hawker Siddeley aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is HURI.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N71SQ. 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.