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Bell 47G-5 · 1969 · Salinas, CA
N2249W is a 1969 Bell 47G-5 (serial 7963), registered to Wilbur-Ellis Co (corporation) in Salinas, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires February 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from September 1969 (57 years ago). It carries a Lycoming VO-435 SERIES engine rated at 260 hp, the engine on 77% of registered Bell 47G-5s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A1F385. It is one of 40 Bell 47G-5 aircraft on the FAA registry. Wilbur-Ellis Co holds 16 aircraft on the registry.
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30 of the 39 registered Bell 47G-5 carry this engine (77%), across 5 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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