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Universal GLOBE GC-1A · 1946 · Aptos, CA
N80779 is a 1946 Universal GLOBE GC-1A (serial 182), registered to Stein William R (individual) in Aptos, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from October 1984 (41 years ago). It carries a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine rated at 180 hp, the engine on 25% of registered Universal GLOBE GC-1As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AAFF4D. It is one of 9 Universal GLOBE GC-1A aircraft on the FAA registry.
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2 of the 8 registered Universal GLOBE GC-1A carry this engine (25%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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