The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · electric · data as of October 23, 2026

Solo 8000 401

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Solo 8000 401 engine, rated at about 47 horsepower. The Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).

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 Solo 8000 401. FAA spelling: 8000 401.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table
aircraft
Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 31

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 3

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Texas1

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Electric and sustainable aircraft1100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

0001112020
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
20201

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

Fitted to
Where they are
  • Texas 1 of these aircraft

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/solo-8000-401.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N625KM Schempp-Hirth
VENTUS 3E
Electric glider Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2026-03-31 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 23, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.