Desert Acf DA-215
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Desert Acf DA-215 engine, rated at about 20 horsepower. The Leigh Aerosystems Corp E100 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2023 and 2024.
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 Desert Acf DA-215. FAA spelling: DA-215.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Leigh Aerosystems Corp E100 | 2 |
Leigh Aerosystems Corp E100
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- California 1 of these aircraft
- Arizona 1 of these aircraft
- Northrop Grumman Systems CORP 1 of these aircraft
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/desert-acf-da-215.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1224E | Leigh Aerosystems Corp E100 |
Hybrid lift | Northrop Grumman Systems CORP Sierra Vista, Arizona |
Experimental | 2026-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1024E | Leigh Aerosystems Corp E100 |
Hybrid lift | Leigh Aerosystems CORP Vista, California |
Experimental | 2024-03-22 | 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), November 10, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.