Schempp-Hirth DISCUS BT
N249XA is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS BT, a glider with a two-stroke engine, built in 1991. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Best L/D LLC, an LLC in East Quogue, New York. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 14, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated May 27, 1999.
Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch
Aircraft
- Maker
- Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
- Model
- DISCUS BT
- Serial number
- 57
- Type
- Glider
- Power
- Two-cycle piston, 1 motor
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1991
- Transponder code
- A2537C (octal 50451574)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 14, 2016
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · May 27, 1999
- FAA region
- Eastern
- FAA record id
- 00963717
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Best L/D LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 42 Peacock Path
East Quogue, NY 11942-4137
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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