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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-720

Rankin Joe

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 4 06/15/1983 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

Former holders

  • Porterfield\Rankin, Joe
  • Porterfield

Fleet view · 56 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

2

n=56

Horsepower

65

n=50

Cruise (kts)

76

76–76

Year of mfr

1940

1940–1953

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES 22
  • LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES 19
  • LEBLOND 70 SERIES 3
  • FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER 3
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 2
  • CONT MOTOR A-65-8 1
  • LYCOMING O-145-B2 1
  • FRANKLIN 4AC199D&E SER 1

NTSB events

10

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

0

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.18 events / tail · 0.00 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.