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N117GV

Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS

Valid Electric gliderTexas

N117GV is a Schempp-Hirth DUO DISCUS, a glider with no engine, built in 1998. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Texas Soaring Association INC, a corporation in Midlothian, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 24, 2008 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated September 3, 1998.

Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
FAA spelling: SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU
Model
DUO DISCUS
Serial number
181
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1998
Transponder code
A046DE (octal 50043336)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 24, 2008
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider · September 3, 1998
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00323696

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Texas Soaring Association INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 1069
Midlothian, TX 76065-1069

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data