Experimental · Unmanned Aircraft - Research and Development
Airworthiness date
Aug 6, 2024
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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Vu Holdings LLC/DBA Vanilla Un
Model
VA 001
Year
2021
Serial number
18656A26444
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A24837
Engine
Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
4 Cycle
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2021 – nowVu Holdings LLCHollywood, MD · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 20, 2025 · Ninilchik, AK
On August 20, 2025, at about 0632 Alaska daylight time, a Platform Aerospace VA 001 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), N246VU, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident on a beachside cliff near Ninilchik, Alaska. The aircraft was unmanned. The aircraft was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Public Use Armed Forces Aircraft on a Certificate of Authorization…
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No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.