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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-730

Superior Aircraft Company

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 2 01/30/1950 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (2)

Former holders

  • Culver

Fleet view · 65 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=65

Horsepower

85

75–95

Cruise (kts)

108

108–108

Year of mfr

1941

1940–1942

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • FRANKLIN 4AC199D&E SER 16
  • CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES 16
  • FRANKLIN 4AC176C-D-F 12
  • CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 8
  • CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 3
  • CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES 2
  • CONT MOTOR O-200-D 1
  • NONE NONE 1

NTSB events

15

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

0

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.23 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.