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Globe GC-1B · 1946 · Springfield, MO
N80971 is a 1946 Globe GC-1B (serial 1164), registered to Simmons Aeronautical LLC (LLC) in Springfield, MO. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1956 (70 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor C125 SERIES engine rated at 125 hp, the engine on 55% of registered Globe GC-1Bs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AB06B3. It is one of 395 Globe GC-1B aircraft on the FAA registry. Simmons Aeronautical LLC holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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209 of the 377 registered Globe GC-1B carry this engine (55%), across 22 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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