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The registration often denotes the aircraft type and maker. Some examples: HB-Axx two-engined aircraft from 5.7 to 15 tons, Aircraft over 15 tons due to shortage of Jxx. HB-Bxx balloons; HB-Cxx single-engined Cessnas under 5.7 tons; HB-Dxx and HB-Kxx other single-engined aircraft under 5.7 tons; HB-Fxx Swiss-produced aircraft like PC-6 and PC-12
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 markings are symbols and annotations painted on aircraft, primarily for visual identification. Types of aircraft markings include: Types of aircraft markings include: Aircraft registration , unique alphanumeric string that identifies every aircraft
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes; United Kingdom aircraft registration; United Kingdom aircraft test serials; United Kingdom military aircraft registration number; United States military aircraft national insignia; United States military aircraft serial numbers; List of USAAF squadron codes; USAAF unit identification aircraft ...
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).
The U.S. Navy introduced the identification system of tail and wing letter codes for its aircraft in July 1945. This system was intended to replace the set of geometrical symbols employed for the similar purpose since January 1945. When introduced, tail codes were only given to aircraft carriers.
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This list is only of aircraft that have an article, indexed by aircraft registration "tail number" (civil registration or military serial number). The list includes aircraft that are notable either as an individual aircraft or have been involved in a notable accident or incident or are linked to a person notable enough to have a stand-alone Wikipedia article.