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N597MD

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Valid Electric gliderPennsylvania

N597MD is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, a glider with no engine, built in 2004. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in University Park, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 27, 2007 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated March 31, 2005.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-2B
Serial number
162
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2004
Transponder code
A7B87F (octal 51734177)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 27, 2007
Expires
December 31, 2027
Last FAA action
April 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · March 31, 2005
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00165809

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Maughmer Mark D
Type
Individual
Address
229 Hammond Bldg
University Park, PA 16802-1401

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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