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Lancair Company LC-40-550FG · Rapid City, SD
N385TW is a Lancair Company LC-40-550FG (serial 40072), registered to Sheely Patrick D Trustee (co-owner) in Rapid City, SD. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires August 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 2003 (23 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor IO-550 SERIES engine rated at 300 hp, the engine on 95% of registered Lancair Company LC-40-550FGs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A46F9B. It is one of 64 Lancair Company LC-40-550FG aircraft on the FAA registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
58 of the 61 registered Lancair Company LC-40-550FG carry this engine (95%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Lancair Company LC-40-550FG needs roughly 1,700 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~1,450 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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