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Bell Textron Canada Ltd 429 · 2025 · Frankfort, KY
N285SP is a 2025 Bell Textron Canada Ltd 429 (serial 57546), registered to Kentucky State Police (government) in Frankfort, KY. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires November 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 2025 (1 year ago). It carries 2 P&W Canada PW207D1/D2 engines rated at 621 hp each (1,242 hp total), the engine on 96% of registered Bell Textron Canada Ltd 429s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A2E22C. It is one of 73 Bell Textron Canada Ltd 429 aircraft on the FAA registry. Kentucky State Police holds 11 aircraft on the registry.
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55 of the 57 registered Bell Textron Canada Ltd 429 carry this engine (96%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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