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N451Z

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1947 REPUBLIC RC-3

Fixed wing single engineEdwardsville, KSRegistered Dec 12, 2025

N451Z is a 1947 Republic RC-3 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 584, registered in Edwardsville, KS. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Dec 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Jun 30, 2032. It is powered by a Gm LS3 rated at 430 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (exhibition), issued May 19, 2026. It is one of 122 RC-3 aircraft in the FAA registry, 2 of them registered in Kansas. About 1% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresDec 31, 2032

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Dec 31, 2032
Registrant type
Co-owned
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Edwardsville, KS
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Kansas City FSDO (MCI FSDO) · (816) 329-4000, (800) 519-3269
Certificate issued
Dec 12, 2025
Last FAA action
Jan 13, 2026
Mode S code (hex)
A57812
Mode S code (octal)
51274022
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
REPUBLIC
Model
RC-3
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-769 (Sky Enterprises Inc.)
Year manufactured
1947
Serial number
584
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
GM LS3 (430 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Experimental since May 19, 2026
Approved operations
Exhibition

Public airports near Edwardsville

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Cedar Air Park
Olathe, KS
51K11 miNon-towered-
Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field
Kansas City, MO
KMKC13 miTowered100LL, A
Kansas City International
Kansas City, MO
KMCI16 miTowered100LL, A

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

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