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ADC (from "Aircraft Disposal Company") [3] bought 35,000 war-surplus engines in 1920. Initially produced engines from Renault 70 hp spares.. ADC Cirrus. ADC Airdisco; ADC Cirrus; ADC Nimbus, development of Siddeley Puma
Model number Odd numbers for the United States Air Force and even numbers for the United States Navy. For example, the TF39-GE-1C is a Turbofan built by General Electric and was an Air Force model, which has powered the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and the Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-414A is a turbofan built by Pratt & Whitney and was a Navy model, which has powered the Grumman F-14A Tomcat.
D-CAAA to D-CZZZ for aircraft with 5.7–14 t MTOW; D-EAAA to D-EZZZ for single-engine aircraft up to 2 t MTOW; D-FAAA to D-FZZZ for single-engine aircraft with 2–5.7 t MTOW; D-GAAA to D-GZZZ for multi-engine aircraft up to 2 t MTOW; D-HAAA to D-HZZZ for rotorcraft; D-IAAA to D-IZZZ for multi-engine aircraft with 2–5.7 t MTOW
Former Air Force aircraft, acquired in return for the release of seven HC-130H aircraft to the United States Forest Service for use as aerial tankers. C-37A: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport Manned 1997 1 VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard. C-37B: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport ...
This additional letter is not actually part of the aircraft identification (e.g. NC12345 is the same registration as N12345). Aircraft category letters have not been included on any registration numbers issued since 1 January 1949, but they still appear on antique aircraft for authenticity purposes. The categories were:
The thrust levers of a three-engine Boeing 727, each one bearing the respective engine number. On multi-engine aircraft, engine positions are numbered from left to right from the point of view of the pilot looking forward, so for example on a four-engine aircraft such as the Boeing 747, engine No. 1 is on the left side, farthest from the ...
An aircraft type designator is a two-, three- or four-character alphanumeric code designating every aircraft type (and some sub-types) that may appear in flight planning. These codes are defined by both the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Aircraft that use the tactical style of marking (for example AF80 020 to the left and below the wing tail code) are also referred to as 'balls'. This is a combination of the two consecutive zeros, one from the last digit in the build year and the other from the first digit in the aircraft number.