Public PPR submission

backend/app/api/endpoints/aircraft.py

@@ -33,6 +33,30 @@ async def lookup_aircraft_by_registration(
     return aircraft_list
 
 
+@router.get("/public/lookup/{registration}", response_model=List[AircraftSchema])
+async def public_lookup_aircraft_by_registration(
+    registration: str,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    """
+    Public lookup aircraft by registration (clean match).
+    Removes non-alphanumeric characters from input for matching.
+    No authentication required.
+    """
+    # Clean the input registration (remove non-alphanumeric characters)
+    clean_input = ''.join(c for c in registration if c.isalnum()).upper()
+    
+    if len(clean_input) < 4:
+        return []
+    
+    # Query aircraft table using clean_reg column
+    aircraft_list = db.query(Aircraft).filter(
+        Aircraft.clean_reg.like(f"{clean_input}%")
+    ).limit(10).all()
+    
+    return aircraft_list
+
+
 @router.get("/search", response_model=List[AircraftSchema])
 async def search_aircraft(
     q: Optional[str] = Query(None, description="Search query for registration, type, or manufacturer"),