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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.
This list of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, which replaced the 1924 Air Force, 1922 Navy, and 1956 Army designation systems in 1962.
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
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; ADC Airsix, air-cooled version of Nimbus. Not put into use; ADC BR2 [1] ADC Viper [1] ADC Airdisco-Renault [1]
The United States department of Defense was established in 1949, the old name Department of War was retired in 1947. In 1962 separate aircraft naming schemes were unified, but out of convenience many numbers carried over. For example, the P-38 Lightning, which also was used as the F-4 and F-5 for reconnaissance and FO in the Navy, became the F-38.
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).
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Engine number may refer to an identification number marked on the engine of a vehicle or, in the case of locomotives, to the road number of the locomotive. The engine number is separate from the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).