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Gates Learjet Corp. 35A · 1979 · Santa Maria, CA
N217TA is a 1979 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (serial 289), registered to Fox Aviation LLC (LLC) in Santa Maria, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires November 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from December 1998 (27 years ago). It carries 2 Airesearch TFE731 SER engines rated at 3,500 lbf each (7,000 lbf total), the engine on 21% of registered Gates Learjet Corp. 35As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A1D52D. It is one of 138 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A aircraft on the FAA registry. Fox Aviation LLC holds 4 aircraft on the registry.
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26 of the 126 registered Gates Learjet Corp. 35A carry this engine (21%), across 13 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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