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Hawker Beechcraft Corp 400A · 2008 · Santa Ana, CA
N975BD is a 2008 Hawker Beechcraft Corp 400A (serial RK-553), registered to N971Ra LLC (LLC) in Santa Ana, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires July 2033; the airworthiness certificate dates from March 2008 (18 years ago). It carries 2 P&W Canada JT15D-5R engines rated at 2,965 lbf each (5,930 lbf total), the engine on 80% of registered Hawker Beechcraft Corp 400As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AD9655. It is one of 44 Hawker Beechcraft Corp 400A aircraft on the FAA registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
33 of the 41 registered Hawker Beechcraft Corp 400A carry this engine (80%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Hawker Beechcraft Corp 400A needs roughly 9,150 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~7,920 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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