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N516NU

3D Robotics Y-6

Valid Inspection and mapping dronesElectricVirginia

N516NU is a 3D Robotics Y-6, a rotorcraft powered by electric motors (a helicopter or multicopter). It is unmanned. It is registered to NASA Langley Research Center, a government body in Hampton, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 2, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
3D Robotics (United States)
Model
Y-6
Serial number
Y-6-1
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Electric, 6 motors
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A678F8 (octal 51474370)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 2, 2015
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 19, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01181614

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
NASA Langley Research Center
Type
Government
Address
6 E Taylor St
Hampton, VA 23681-2130

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.

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