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N78SG

Merlin Aircraft Inc RV8

Valid Florida

N78SG is a Merlin Aircraft Inc RV8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2011. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Merlin Aircraft INC, a corporation in Melbourne, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 13, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 13, 2011.

Aircraft

Maker
Merlin Aircraft Inc
Model
RV8
Serial number
82098
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2011
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
AA8FC4 (octal 52507704)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 13, 2011
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
October 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 13, 2011
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01067807

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Merlin Aircraft INC
Type
Corporation
Address
3210 N Wickham Rd Ste 5
Melbourne, FL 32935-2300

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2008-01-03Robinson Helicopter R44 II · exported to Guatemala · Valid registration

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