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N303AA

Textron Systems AEROSONDE MK 4.8

Valid Defense dronesVirginia

N303AA is a Textron Systems AEROSONDE MK 4.8, a hybrid-lift aircraft with a piston engine (it takes off vertically and flies on wings). It is unmanned. It is registered to Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a corporation in Blackstone, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 6, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Textron Systems (United States)
FAA spelling: TEXTRON SYSTEMS UNMANNED SYSTS
Model
AEROSONDE MK 4.8
Serial number
X3003
Type
Hybrid lift
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A32A78 (octal 50625170)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 6, 2024
Expires
September 30, 2031
Last FAA action
September 6, 2024
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01462413

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems
Type
Corporation
Address
277 Dominy Corner Rd
Blackstone, VA 23824-3041

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 1

2013-06-04Boeing 767-223 · Registration expired, pending cancellation

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