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Electric and sustainable aircraft · FAA record as of October 26, 2026Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128
N47RR is a Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128, a glider powered by electric motors, built in 2021. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Ultimate Aviation LLC, an LLC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 23, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated March 1, 2022.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Pipistrel (Slovenia)FAA spelling: PIPISTREL D O O
- Model
- VIRUS SW 128 · all VIRUS SW 128s and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. This is how the Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- VSWX1280061
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- ElectricFAA type of engine code 10 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Pipistrel E-811 SERIES · 77 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2021
- Transponder code
- A5C048 (octal 51340110)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- February 23, 2022
- Expires
- February 28, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · ExhibitionFAA certificate purpose code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 1, 2022
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01360485
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Ultimate Aviation LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 808 Morris St
Philadelphia, PA 19148-1206
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N47RR links to the rest of the register
- Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128 18 registered
- Pipistrel 398 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Pipistrel E-811 series 19 aircraft with this engine series · 77 hp
- Ultimate Aviation LLC 7 aircraft in the fleet
- Philadelphia, PA 157 aircraft registered in this town
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport · PNE
- Philadelphia International · PHL
- Wings Field · LOM
- Penn'S Landing Heliport · P72
- Pennsylvania 6,183 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N47RR, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Ultimate Aviation LLC, an LLC, certificate issued February 23, 2022, expires February 28, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for exhibition, dated March 1, 2022, consistent with the 2021 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial VSWX1280061 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N47RR was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-24-250 (serial 243283, cancelled date not given). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N47RR: Accident on June 16, 1983 at Stehekin, WA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-250 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 26, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data