Comet 7E
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Comet 7E engine, rated at about 165 horsepower. The Fairchild KR-34 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1929 and 1948.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Comet 7E. FAA spelling: 7E.
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Comet 7E the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (ATC 47 Comet, held by Comet Engine Corporation). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Fairchild KR-34 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-15 1 with this engine series
- Pearlman Aircraft CO 1 of these aircraft
These connections as data: /graph/engine/comet-7e.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4177H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N633E | Fairchild KR-34B2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pearlman Aircraft CO Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 1996-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.