Plane metadata for all plane tail numbers found in the FAA aircraft registry. American Airways (AA) and Envoy Air (MQ) report fleet numbers rather than tail numbers so can't be matched.

Format

A data frame with columns:

tailnum

Tail number.

year

Year manufactured

type

Type of plane.

manufacturer, model

Manufacturer and model.

engines, seats

Number of engines and seats.

speed

Average cruising speed in mph.

engine

Type of engine.