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Grumman F8F-2 · 1947 · Kematen
N68RW is a 1947 Grumman F8F-2 (serial 1217761), registered to Aircraft Registration Inc Trustee (corporation) in Kematen. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires March 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 2011 (15 years ago). It carries a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine rated at 2,000 hp, the engine on 89% of registered Grumman F8F-2s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A9026A. It is one of 9 Grumman F8F-2 aircraft on the FAA registry. Aircraft Registration Inc Trustee holds 12 aircraft on the registry.
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8 of the 9 registered Grumman F8F-2 carry this engine (89%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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