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N787VZ

Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

Valid Electric gliderFlorida

N787VZ is a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, a glider with no engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Thermal Research CORP, an LLC in Pensacola, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 6, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated August 23, 2002.

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

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
VENTUS-2B
Serial number
133
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2002
Transponder code
AAAC7A (octal 52526172)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 6, 2022
Expires
June 30, 2029
Last FAA action
August 11, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · August 23, 2002
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00002779

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Thermal Research CORP
Type
LLC
Address
3520 Hopestill Rd
Pensacola, FL 32503-4246

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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