N749DP - 1983 Vickers/supermarine Spitfire Mark Xiv Aircraft Registration

N749DP is a 1983 Vickers/supermarine SPITFIRE MARK XIV, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum in Dallas, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 24, 1985. The registration certificate was issued on March 6, 2012. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2028. Powered by a Rolls-royc GRIFFON engine producing 2455 horsepower, N749DP is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA1452 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N749DP was last updated on April 28, 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 9 Vickers/supermarine aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is SPIT.

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