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Gates Learjet Corp. 35A · 1978 · Ypsilanti, MI
N163CK is a 1978 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (serial 163), registered to Kalitta Charters LLC (LLC) in Ypsilanti, MI. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from February 1979 (47 years ago). It carries 2 Garrett TFE731 SERIES engines rated at 3,500 lbf each (7,000 lbf total), the engine on 53% of registered Gates Learjet Corp. 35As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A0FD0F. It is one of 138 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A aircraft on the FAA registry. Kalitta Charters LLC holds 51 aircraft on the registry.
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67 of the 126 registered Gates Learjet Corp. 35A carry this engine (53%), across 13 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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