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The Annual Registration Summary

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Wanttaja

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Every year, I give myself a New Year's present and download the FAA registration database. The following is a summary of homebuilt aircraft fleet sizes, based on the results from the last ten years of downloads.

Note that the overall homebuilt fleet decreased by almost 2,000 airplanes last year, so most of these types took their share of the hit.

This data includes only aircraft listed in the FAA registry as Experimental Amateur-Built. It includes (of course) only US-registered aircraft, and does not include:
- Aircraft with homebuilt-like names that are registered in some other category or do not list a certification category in their listing
- Aircraft that have been removed from the FAA registry, either by not renewing their registration at the scheduled time or having been manually removed by the owner or insurance company.
- Kits that have been built and registered in other countries, or completed aircraft that have been exported to other countries.

Type
2009​
2010​
2011​
2012​
2013​
2014​
2015​
2016​
2017​
2018​
Air Command
56​
56​
56​
54​
36​
35​
31​
31​
25​
19​
Aventura
78​
81​
79​
77​
71​
68​
63​
65​
57​
50​
Avid
477​
477​
474​
453​
359​
359​
343​
352​
342​
296​
Baby/Junior Ace
278​
281​
279​
275​
230​
228​
228​
230​
225​
204​
Bede BD-4
155​
153​
151​
134​
98​
91​
93​
92​
90​
78​
Bede BD-5
77​
77​
78​
70​
49​
43​
40​
41​
38​
34​
Benson Gyro
720​
717​
689​
518​
271​
218​
200​
198​
158​
105​
Bowers Fly Baby
269​
272​
270​
244​
183​
168​
167​
167​
160​
160​
Challenger
628​
659​
670​
657​
584​
594​
586​
593​
578​
491​
Christen Eagle
245​
240​
238​
238​
214​
207​
206​
205​
204​
194​
Glasair
647​
651​
650​
651​
601​
606​
596​
603​
599​
571​
GlaStar/Sportsman
333​
346​
355​
358​
374​
386​
396​
407​
424​
410​
Harmon Rocket
78​
79​
83​
84​
88​
85​
87​
85​
85​
80​
Hatz
104​
106​
106​
109​
105​
107​
110​
111​
110​
112​
Kitfox
994​
1009​
1024​
1027​
905​
918​
936​
950​
946​
875​
Kolb (Ex-AB)
298​
304​
301​
296​
248​
241​
236​
235​
227​
205​
Lancair (All Models)
785​
814​
830​
850​
835​
847​
855​
875​
866​
824​
Lancair IV
236​
245​
245​
246​
246​
244​
259​
260​
249​
236​
Midget Mustang
295​
301​
294​
282​
241​
240​
236​
238​
233​
207​
Murphy
183​
186​
187​
182​
173​
171​
171​
176​
174​
156​
Pietenpol
358​
362​
363​
351​
307​
313​
311​
321​
319​
296​
Pitts (EX-AB)
813​
806​
800​
743​
639​
613​
617​
625​
608​
548​
Pulsar/KIS
153​
155​
153​
150​
130​
126​
124​
125​
122​
107​
Quickie/Q2/Q200
305​
303​
297​
277​
168​
148​
140​
143​
130​
109​
Quicksilver EX-AB
345​
348​
335​
296​
170​
163​
156​
162​
154​
134​
RAF-2000 Gyro
123​
123​
126​
124​
113​
114​
110​
111​
90​
69​
Rand KR-2
349​
350​
346​
314​
194​
175​
167​
167​
154​
132​
RANS
625​
656​
682​
684​
627​
638​
659​
677​
673​
636​
Rotorway
489​
502​
500​
495​
404​
392​
374​
380​
350​
296​
Rutan Long-EZ
492​
495​
491​
482​
428​
418​
416​
417​
406​
379​
Rutan Varieze
476​
473​
467​
423​
323​
297​
286​
286​
272​
243​
SeaRey
213​
219​
229​
237​
231​
242​
242​
249​
255​
241​
Sonerai
309​
309​
307​
287​
215​
199​
194​
194​
184​
156​
Sonex
232​
265​
310​
346​
383​
420​
451​
484​
497​
486​
Steen Skybolt
305​
301​
292​
284​
250​
246​
247​
248​
235​
215​
Stolp
505​
509​
495​
458​
404​
396​
399​
402​
385​
358​
Stolp Starduster
441​
446​
435​
404​
357​
349​
351​
352​
337​
310​
Thorp T-18
313​
311​
305​
290​
261​
259​
259​
262​
257​
239​
Vans RV-3
183​
183​
179​
172​
155​
154​
158​
160​
152​
149​
Vans RV-4
965​
976​
982​
987​
952​
956​
955​
965​
958​
921​
Vans RV-6
1739​
1767​
1781​
1786​
1763​
1783​
1775​
1795​
1796​
1731​
Vans RV-7
700​
788​
874​
946​
1000​
1066​
1118​
1170​
1220​
1244​
Vans RV-8
840​
913​
959​
1012​
1038​
1082​
1123​
1161​
1198​
1215​
Vans RV-9
371​
419​
452​
484​
522​
552​
588​
611​
630​
638​
Vans RV-10
177​
221​
253​
281​
304​
340​
366​
394​
419​
434​
Vans RV-12 (EX-AB)
0​
8​
19​
28​
36​
49​
53​
63​
68​
74​
Velocity
234​
236​
237​
245​
232​
237​
235​
240​
236​
222​
Volksplane
222​
222​
220​
176​
104​
95​
85​
86​
76​
48​
Zenair EX-AB
649​
726​
789​
841​
862​
920​
965​
1013​
1028​
992​

Ron Wanttaja
 
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