diff --git a/public_html/dbloader.js b/public_html/dbloader.js
index 2666cf0..2d2a545 100644
--- a/public_html/dbloader.js
+++ b/public_html/dbloader.js
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ function lookupIcaoAircraftType(aircraftData, defer) {
         if (typeDesignator in _aircraft_type_cache) {
             var typeData = _aircraft_type_cache[typeDesignator];
             if (typeData.desc != undefined && typeData.desc != null && typeData.desc.length == 3) {
-                aircraftData.aircraftTypeCode = typeData.desc.charAt(0);
-                aircraftData.engineCount = parseInt(typeData.desc.charAt(1));
-                aircraftData.engineTypeCode = typeData.desc.charAt(2);
+                aircraftData.desc = typeData.desc;
             }
             aircraftData.wtc = typeData.wtc;
         }
diff --git a/public_html/planeObject.js b/public_html/planeObject.js
index 1deb0bc..17aca6d 100644
--- a/public_html/planeObject.js
+++ b/public_html/planeObject.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ function PlaneObject(icao) {
         // request metadata
         this.registration = null;
         this.icaotype = null;
+        this.aircraftTypeCode = null;
+        this.engineCount = null;
+        this.engineType = null;
+        this.wtc = null;
         getAircraftData(this.icao).done(function(data) {
                 if ("r" in data) {
                         this.registration = data.r;
@@ -55,6 +59,16 @@ function PlaneObject(icao) {
                         this.icaotype = data.t;
                 }
 
+                if ("desc" in data) {
+                    this.aircraftTypeCode = data.desc.charAt(0);
+                    this.engineCount = parseInt(data.desc.charAt(1));
+                    this.engineTypeCode = data.desc.charAt(2);
+                }
+
+                if ("wtc" in data) {
+                    this.wtc = data.wtc;
+                }
+
                 if (this.selected) {
 		        refreshSelected();
                 }