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Beech D18S · 1947 · Dallas, TX
N197L is a 1947 Beech D18S (serial A-361), registered to American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (corporation) in Dallas, TX. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from March 1956 (70 years ago). It carries 2 P&W R-985 SERIES engines rated at 450 hp each (900 hp total), the engine on 94% of registered Beech D18Ss. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A18326. It is one of 55 Beech D18S aircraft on the FAA registry. American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum holds 83 aircraft on the registry.
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45 of the 48 registered Beech D18S carry this engine (94%), across 4 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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