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A national prefix and a unique identifier painted on the airframe.
Also known as: Tail number, Aircraft registration mark
Every civil aircraft carries a registration whose prefix identifies the country: G for the United Kingdom, N for the United States, F for France. It is assigned by the state of registry under the Chicago Convention and is the aircraft's legal identity rather than its owner's.
Identifies a civil aircraft uniquely, with a prefix assigned to the state of registry under the Chicago Convention.
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Names the aircraft rather than its operator, so a leased aircraft carries the registration of the state it is registered in and not of the airline flying it.
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Must be displayed on the fuselage or wings in characters of a minimum size, which is why it is legible from the ground.
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A group of capital letters and numerals painted large on the rear fuselage or the tail fin, sometimes with a hyphen.