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Waco VKS-7 · 1937 · Clayton, NC
N17700 is a 1937 Waco VKS-7 (serial 4620), registered to Hardwick Alan R (individual) in Clayton, NC. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires October 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1956 (70 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor W670 SERIES engine rated at 250 hp, the engine on 80% of registered Waco VKS-7s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A1359F. It is one of 5 Waco VKS-7 aircraft on the FAA registry. Hardwick Alan R holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
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4 of the 5 registered Waco VKS-7 carry this engine (80%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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