N81WE 2024 Embraer Legacy 450 / Praetor 500
- 2024Built
- 9Seats
INSIDE
The Embraer Praetor 500 cabin.
Illustrations of a representative Embraer Praetor 500 cabin, not N81WE’s. Every aircraft’s completion differs. Praetor 500 reference illustrations for the EMB-545 family. Legacy 450 and Praetor 500 aircraft have different winglets, fuel systems and approved performance. This registration does not establish a Praetor conversion or this cabin layout. View the Embraer Praetor 500 model page. Compare with the Embraer Praetor 500 interior.
ROUGH RANGE
What N81WE might be worth, and where it’s heading.
A rough range: Radar's value model doesn't cover the Embraer Legacy 450 / Praetor 500 on its own yet. From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age. The Bombardier Challenger 350 curve gives the shape of the forecast, and the range is widened to match. Not an appraisal.
Embraer Praetor 500 price by build year, and the for-sale market
SPECIFICATIONS
Embraer Legacy 450 / Praetor 500 specs
Published figures for the type, from public sources. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and mods.
- Model
- Embraer Legacy 450 / Praetor 500
- Year
- 2024
- Serial number
- 55010144
- Engines
- 2 × Honeywell AS-907-3-1E
- Seats
- Up to 9
- ICAO type
- E545
THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE
N81WE, from delivery to today.
Registration events from FAA records, compiled October 2026. Maintenance, damage and component history live in the logbooks, not the registry.
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Registry record
Earlier use of the number: N81WE was assigned to another aircraft, a 1979 Piper PA-31T. That registration was cancelled on this date.
FAA registry -
Registry record
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
FAA registry -
Whelen Engineering Company Inc
Certificate of registration issued as N81WE.
FAA registry
FAA REGISTRATION
Registration details
- Registration
- N81WE
- Status
- Current as of October 2026
- Certificate issued
- Jan 16, 2025
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 19, 2024
- Last FAA action
- Aug 28, 2025
- Registration expires
- Jan 31, 2032
- Mode S code (hex)
- AB08FC
- Aircraft category
- Midsize jet
- Weight class
- Over 20,000lbs
From FAA registry data as of October 2026. Check the FAA registry for the current record.
OWNERSHIP
Registered owner
Whelen Engineering Company Inc
RESEARCH NOTES
About N81WE
Compiled with AI assistance from the public sources listed below, October 2026. Not checked against the aircraft's logbooks.
Overview
N81WE is a Embraer Legacy 450 / Praetor 500 built in 2024 with serial number 55010144. The FAA record names Whelen Engineering Company Inc as the registrant. The ICAO type designator is E545. The registration identifies this airframe; specifications below describe the published aircraft type.
The type
The aircraft is classified as a midsize jet. The type accommodates up to 9 passengers, excluding the flight crew. The type uses 2 Honeywell AS-907-3-1E engines. These type figures do not establish the equipment installed on this aircraft.
Registry facts
The FAA lists the make as EMBRAER S A and the model as EMB-545. The certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2025. The current record gives an airworthiness date of December 19, 2024. The type certificate reference is FAA TCDS TC00062IB (Embraer EMB-545 / EMB-545 MOD).
SOURCES
Where this page comes from
Built from FAA registry records, manufacturer specifications, and public flight-tracking and market data, compiled October 2026. Values come from Radar’s aircraft value model. Owners and operators can ask for a correction or removal.
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