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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
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.
registration number aircraft type related article 1 [2] British Army Aeroplane No 1: British Army Aeroplane No 1: 1 Rigid airship: HMA No. 1: AH574 Bell P-39 Airacobra: AH574: HE274 Vickers Wellington: 1946 Rabat Vickers Wellington crash: J7557 Beardmore Inflexible: Beardmore Inflexible: K7381 Hawker Audax: Edmonton air crash: L6103 De Bruyne ...
A Van's Aircraft RV-7 displaying registration G-KELS. The G prefix denotes a civil aircraft registered in the United Kingdom. Geographic map of registration prefixes. An aircraft registration is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft.
Aircraft registration numbers internationally follow the pattern of a country prefix, followed by a unique identifier made up of letters and numbers. For example, an aircraft registered as N978CP conducting a general aviation flight would use the call sign November-niner-seven-eight-Charlie-Papa.
When introduced in June 1945, tail codes were assigned to individual aircraft carriers. Thus all aircraft based on a particular ship were supposed to carry the ship's code. As of August 1948, tail codes were no longer assigned to aircraft carriers but rather to carrier air groups, which in December 1963 were re-designated as carrier air wings.
Non-discrete mode A code reserved use in mode S radar/ADS-B environment where the aircraft identification will be used to correlate the flight plan instead of the mode A code. [1] US: Used exclusively by ADS-B aircraft to inhibit mode 3A transmission. [3] US: Non-discrete code assignments in accordance with FAA Order JO 7110.65, 5-2.
The small digits indicate the fiscal year (FY) the aircraft was ordered. The large digits are the last three digits of the aircraft's serial number. [1] [2] USAF fleet of C-130J with different tail-coding design, from the "RS" code indicating that the aircraft is stationed at Ramstein, to fin flashes indicating that the planes belong to ...