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N43DL

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B

Valid Electric gliderIllinois

N43DL is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in West Chicago, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 11, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated November 17, 1982.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-B
Serial number
103
Type
Glider
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A5211B (octal 51220433)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 11, 2023
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
March 11, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · November 17, 1982
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00321994

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Cornelis Reindert Van De Klippe
Type
Individual
Address
1N451 Indian Knoll Rd
West Chicago, IL 60185-2463

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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