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Gates Learjet Corp 55 · 1982 · Waterford, MI
N551RA is a 1982 Gates Learjet Corp 55 (serial 076), registered to Royal Air Freight Inc (corporation) in Waterford, MI. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 2014 (12 years ago). It carries 2 Honeywell TFE731-3AR engines rated at 3,880 lbf each (7,760 lbf total), the engine on 6% of registered Gates Learjet Corp 55s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A7049A. It is one of 57 Gates Learjet Corp 55 aircraft on the FAA registry. Royal Air Freight Inc holds 52 aircraft on the registry.
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3 of the 51 registered Gates Learjet Corp 55 carry this engine (6%), across 8 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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