N943RV - 1993 Branning Orville Jay RV-4 Aircraft Registration

N943RV is a 1993 Branning Orville Jay RV-4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Shea Tim M in Pearland, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 6, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on April 26, 2023. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N943RV is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD19D8 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N943RV was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.5273, -95.2470 on June 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N943RV was last updated on April 26, 2023. 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 1 Branning Orville Jay aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is RV4.

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