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N317TS

Textron Systems (AAI) AEROSONDE MK 4.7G

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N317TS is a Textron Systems (AAI) AEROSONDE MK 4.7G, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2017. It is unmanned. It is registered to AAI CORP DBA, a corporation in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 8, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for unmanned aircraft, research and development; unmanned aircraft, market survey; unmanned aircraft, crew training, dated December 17, 2025.

Aircraft

Maker
Textron Systems (AAI) (United States)
FAA spelling: AAI CORP DBA TEXTRON SYSTS UNM
Model
AEROSONDE MK 4.7G
Serial number
317
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
0
Year built
2017
Transponder code
A3628C (octal 50661214)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 8, 2015
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
December 13, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Unmanned aircraft, research and development; Unmanned aircraft, market survey; Unmanned aircraft, crew training · December 17, 2025
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01173115

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
AAI CORP DBA
Type
Corporation
Address
124 Industry Ln
Hunt Valley, MD 21030-3342
Co-owners
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems

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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