Wright C9HE series
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright C9HE series engine, rated at about 1525 horsepower. The Grumman HU-16 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1953 and 1960.
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 C9HE series. FAA spelling: C9HE SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Grumman HU-16 | 1 |
| Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp G-111 | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-58 | 1 |
Grumman HU-16 · Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp G-111 · Sikorsky S-58
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston twins | 2 | 67% |
| Helicopters | 1 | 33% |
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Grumman HU-16 1 with this engine series
- Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp G-111 1 with this engine series
- Sikorsky S-58 1 with this engine series
- Barron Aviation LLC 2 of these aircraft
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-c9he-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N113FB | Grumman HU 16E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Barron Aviation LLC Perry, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N119FB | Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp G-111 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Barron Aviation LLC Perry, Missouri |
Experimental | 2017-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N887 | Sikorsky S-58B |
Rotorcraft | Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society INC Houston, Texas |
Multiple | 2009-03-12 | 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 28, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.