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Originally posted by Zaphod58
The plane is registered in the COUNTRY OF THE AIRLINE THAT OWNS IT.
Originally posted by ULTIMA1
Originally posted by Zaphod58
The plane is registered in the COUNTRY OF THE AIRLINE THAT OWNS IT.
Yes so if an Airbus is registered in another country it could have the same tail number as 1 here in the US.
Way to change your post too.
[edit on 2-5-2008 by ULTIMA1]
Originally posted by weedwhacker
ULTIMA.....airplanes registered in other countries, have different registration numbers.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
Here are examples of different registration number styles.
An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies an aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile. In accordance with the Convention on International Civil Aviation all aircraft must be registered with a national authority (such as the FAA or Transport Canada), and furthermore, they must carry proof of this registration in the form of a legal document called a Certificate of Registration at all times when in operation. Most countries also require the aircraft registration to be imprinted on a permanent fireproof plate mounted on the fuselage for the purposes of post-fire/post-crash aircraft accident investigation.
Because airplanes typically display their registration numbers on the aft fuselage just forward of the tail, in earlier times more often on the tail itself, the registration is often referred to as the "tail number". In the United States, the registration number is also referred to as an "N-number", as it starts with the letter N.
Although each aircraft registration is unique, some, but not all countries allow it to be re-used when the current aircraft has been sold, destroyed or retired. For example N3794N is currently assigned to a Mooney M20F. It had been previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza (specifically, the aircraft in which Buddy Holly was killed). Also note that individual aircraft may be assigned different registrations during its existence. This can be either the aircraft changes ownership, state of registration changes or in some countries like the United States for vanity reasons.
Originally posted by weedwhacker
and the data so overwhelms her, that she begins to see a conspiracy around every corridor!