The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 23, 2026

Lycoming IO-540-EXP

70 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-EXP engine, rated at about 330 horsepower. The Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1998 and 2026.

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 Lycoming IO-540-EXP. FAA spelling: IO-540-EXP.

Fitted to model families

Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 5403Mxr Technologies Inc MX22Alentiev Timothy E RV-101Andrzejewski John A BERKUT 5401Ballard Jerry L RV-101Berry Jim RV101Bikle Alan J RV-101Blanchard Jim GLASAIR III1Burke Timothy F BERKUT1Catherine Dwinnell / L Lechner MURPHY MOOSE1Christopher P Cummings BEARHAWK FIVE1Cross Country Aviators Llc RV-101
Model families, as a table
aircraft
Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 5403
Mxr Technologies Inc MX22
Alentiev Timothy E RV-101
Andrzejewski John A BERKUT 5401
Ballard Jerry L RV-101
Berry Jim RV101
Bikle Alan J RV-101
Blanchard Jim GLASAIR III1
Burke Timothy F BERKUT1
Catherine Dwinnell / L Lechner MURPHY MOOSE1
Christopher P Cummings BEARHAWK FIVE1
Cross Country Aviators Llc RV-101

Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540 · Mxr Technologies Inc MX2 · Alentiev Timothy E RV-10 · Andrzejewski John A BERKUT 540 · Ballard Jerry L RV-10 · Berry Jim RV10 · Bikle Alan J RV-10 · Blanchard Jim GLASAIR III · Burke Timothy F BERKUT · Catherine Dwinnell / L Lechner MURPHY MOOSE

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles70100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19901
200029
201019
202016

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 70

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N822MG Zivko Aeronautics Inc
EDGE 540
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2026-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49VM Vans/Hallendorf
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2026-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15JB Berry Jim
RV10
Fixed-wing, single engine Magnix USA INC
Everett, Washington
Experimental 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N902EC Christopher P Cummings
BEARHAWK FIVE
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2025-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5408 Kevin Eldredge
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2025-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36AM Ruffatto Michael J
BEARHAWK MODEL B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2025-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291SD Cross Country Aviators Llc
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2025-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120JR Rinehart James L
F-1 ROCKET
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2025-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827MM Galen Rasmussen/Ian Rasmussen
RASMUSSEN ACFT MOOSE
Fixed-wing, single engine Smooth Air LLC
Camas, Washington
Experimental 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N923FB Viperbear Llc
BEARHAWK FIVE
Fixed-wing, single engine Viperbear LLC
Livingston, Texas
Experimental 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776BE John D Reddick
BEARHAWK MODEL B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2024-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N587MM William D Stigers
HARMON ROCKET II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2024-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24BC N24Bc Llc
BACKCOUNTRY BOSS
Fixed-wing, single engine N24Bc LLC
Douglas, Wyoming
Experimental 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53DB Kenny Blaise
MRV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2024-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6408C Robert M Caldwell
BEARHAWK MODEL B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Experimental 2024-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N319PB Ted Setzer
SUPER SPORTMAN GS-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213RV Kraus Michael D
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N651DF Frisbie James D
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2023-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567JS John Robert Sapp
BERKUT 540
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2023-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N702CL Hukill Christopher J
RV10
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerotropicale INC
Tequesta, Florida
Experimental 2023-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422MD Davis Mark S
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123VS Mccan Daniel H
VELOX VX35
Fixed-wing, single engine Hotaru Aviation LLC
Henderson, Nevada
Experimental 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929EH Hayden Ed
RV10
Fixed-wing, single engine Soaring LLC
Auburn, California
Experimental 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N991RV Gardner Albert
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Frosty Acres LLC
Hailey, Idaho
Experimental 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N845W Wallace Lamar L
BEARHAWK
Fixed-wing, single engine Wallace Air Holdings LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Experimental 2022-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82CH Ballard Jerry L
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine N82Ch LLC
Evergreen, Colorado
Experimental 2022-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91DR Ronneberg Dave
B E D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115WW Williston Everett S
GLASAIR III
Fixed-wing, single engine End State Solutions LLC
White Salmon, Washington
Experimental 2021-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N896JM James Phillips
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2021-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69JG Keith Walljasper
SEAWIND 3000
Fixed-wing, single engine Dolphin Saver LLC
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Experimental 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N703RD Zivko Aeronautics Inc
EDGE 540
Fixed-wing, single engine Coleman Racing LLC
Shreveport, Louisiana
Experimental 2021-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N451EE Mxr Technologies Inc
MX2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2021-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10YS John M Nys
RV10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 2020-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N464RL Lussow Robert J
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2020-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1YX Blanchard Jim
GLASAIR III
Fixed-wing, single engine Mac-V Aviation INC
Central Point, Oregon
Experimental 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1017H Huneycutt Tim S
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2019-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135T Swan Donald A
F-1 ROCKET
Fixed-wing, single engine Willat Boyd J
Menifee, California
Experimental 2019-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N784WB Nafsinger N/Cram J
VANS RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75AJ Strickfaden Alan C
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79775 John Travis Clark
RV-6-S6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Experimental 2017-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8XG Steffen Robert
RV 10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33XR White R
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67XP Andrzejewski John A
BERKUT 540
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2017-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N530JK Mxr Technologies Inc
MXS
Fixed-wing, single engine Bab Aerosports LLC
Bozeman, Montana
Experimental 2017-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1953S Terry L Butler
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Experimental 2014-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44YH Horizon Flight Solutions Llc
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Horizon Flight Solutions LLC
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Experimental 2014-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N585V Richard E Harpster
XLFG
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Security Systems INC
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Standard 2014-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336DW Jonathan E Bryant
VANS RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2014-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953KM J Kenneth Morris
VANS RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2013-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N489NS Suburu Ronald E
HARMON ROCKET II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2013-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8925 Saylor Lee Tracy
LT3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2012-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N327HS Harold Schooler
HARMON ROCKET
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2012-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N454CD Catherine Dwinnell / L Lechner
MURPHY MOOSE
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2012-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29GV Voss Hans Guido
EAGLE XP
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Experimental 2010-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241LB Bikle Alan J
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2009-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414DM Mcdonald Don A
VANS RV10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N423KC Zivko Aeronautics Inc
EDGE 540
Fixed-wing, single engine Knc #1 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2009-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73747 Alentiev Timothy E
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2009-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N325HP Simmons Noel D
VAN'S RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2008-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781S Sullivan Steven
VANS RV10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2008-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N487MX Mxr Technologies Inc
MX2
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Feather INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2008-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N263DL Stone Douglas C
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2008-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14ZM Melnik Daniel
MELNIK DANNY F1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2007-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26EE Russell Thomas B
TEAM ROCKET F1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2007-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787RV Looloian James W
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2006-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918JK Stone James Robert
HARMON ROCKET II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2005-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223TK Burke Timothy F
BERKUT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2005-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7877M Reed Mike
HARMON ROCKET 3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2004-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33DU Unruh Douglas W
HARMON ROCKET II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N921AC Saylor
RV-10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 23, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.