Wright 540
20 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright 540 engine, rated at about 175 horsepower. The Fairchild KR-34 is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1929 and 1939.
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 Wright 540. FAA spelling: 540.
Fitted to model families
Fairchild KR-346Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-13Travel Air 163Bruner-Winkle C-BIRD1Curtiss Wright ROBIN1Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 16-E1Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR E-40001Detroit PARKS P2A1Paramount CABINAIRE1Parks Aircraft Inc P2A1Stinson SM-2AA1
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fairchild KR-34 | 6 |
| Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1 | 3 |
| Travel Air 16 | 3 |
| Bruner-Winkle C-BIRD | 1 |
| Curtiss Wright ROBIN | 1 |
| Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 16-E | 1 |
| Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR E-4000 | 1 |
| Detroit PARKS P2A | 1 |
| Paramount CABINAIRE | 1 |
| Parks Aircraft Inc P2A | 1 |
| Stinson SM-2AA | 1 |
Fairchild KR-34 · Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1 · Travel Air 16 · Bruner-Winkle C-BIRD · Curtiss Wright ROBIN · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 16-E · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR E-4000 · Detroit PARKS P2A · Paramount CABINAIRE · Parks Aircraft Inc P2A
Where they are owner's state
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
Fitted to
- Fairchild KR-34 6 with this engine series
- Travel Air 16 3 with this engine series
- Curtiss Wright ROBIN 1 with this engine series
- Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR E-4000 1 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Yellowstone Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- Simply Living LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Shannon Air Museum LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Experimental Aircraft Association INC 1 of these aircraft
Analytics
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-540.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 20
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N835N | Fairchild KR-34C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Apogee Investments LLC Grandview, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8471 | Stinson SM-2AA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17M | Paramount CABINAIRE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221M | Fairchild KR-34C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N996H | Fairchild KR-34C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511N | Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Antique Aerophane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999H | Fairchild KR-34C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499H | Detroit PARKS P2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532N | Curtiss Wright ROBIN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shannon Air Museum LLC Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2017-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292E | Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Restricted | 2017-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12337 | Travel Air 16-E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12352 | Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 16-E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N534N | Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N876WC | Bruner-Winkle C-BIRD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bluebird Equipment LLC Eureka, Missouri |
Standard | 2013-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71068 | Travel Air 16-E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2012-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12380 | Travel Air 16-E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2010-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831N | Fairchild KR-34C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 21 Flying Club INC Independence, Oregon |
Standard | 2009-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N648H | Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR E-4000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Experimental Aircraft Association INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2004-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261K | Fairchild KR-34C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yellowstone Aviation INC Jackson, Wyoming |
Standard | 1998-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N965K | Parks Aircraft Inc P2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1996-02-27 | 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 23, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.