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Does the N-Number Mean Your Aircraft is Registered?

The license plate numbers on an automobile are a series of numbers or numbers and letters that are unique to that vehicle. They help with identification and show where the vehicle was licensed. Aircrafts have a similar form of identification, called tail numbers. Each aircraft’s tail number includes a callsign prefix to indicate the country…

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Can I Choose My N-Number?

If your hobbies include taking to the skies, chances are good that you have an independent spirit. If you are a pilot with a streak of individualism, you may be interested in having a customized n-number that separates your airplane from others. Fortunately, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does allow for a degree of personalization…

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What Do Airplane Tail Numbers Mean? A 2022 Update

An airplane is a truly remarkable feat of engineering. With all of the mechanical components and design elements coming together to enable flight, planes instill a sense of wonder in individuals of all stripes. One aircraft aspect that you may find yourself curious about in particular are airplane tail numbers. If you have an interest…

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What is a Valid N Number, and Can You Choose it?

If you have spent a fair amount of time at the airfield or in and out of aircraft hangars, you probably know a thing or two about airplanes. You can discern the differences between models, what certain components do, and maybe even the years that some planes were built. The n-number–a piece of identification commonly…

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How to Transfer an N-Number

If you have made it your life’s ambition to take to the skies, you probably have a streak of individualism within you. After all, not everyone has what it takes to operate their own plane miles above the earth with nothing but the open skies ahead of them. If you have done all of your…

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Properly Consulting the Aircraft Tail Number Lookup Service

Like any other registration number, an aircraft’s tail number exists in order to keep an official record of the aircraft and to easily identify it in administrative, logistic, and financial situations. Because of this, there are different ways to consult the registry attached to the airplane by way of an aircraft tail number lookup. Let’s…

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What is an N-number and What Do You Need It For?

Do you have an N-number for your plane? Have you ever wondered why it seems like so many of the planes you see have them (while a few may not?) This is one of the more commonly asked questions here at the National Aviation Center. The truth is that registered aircraft in the United States…

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How Do You Get an N-Number Registration?

Are you looking for a way to escape the stresses of daily life on the ground? Well, if you have an affinity for aviation, you may want to look into purchasing your very own airplane. When you own an aircraft, you have the luxury of being able to take off whenever the urge should strike…

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An Explainer on N-Number Registration

Aviation can be a uniquely appealing hobby. There is something about the unbelievable mechanics of an airplane flying through the air that appeals to our childlike senses of wonder. If you are especially passionate about aircraft, you may have gone through the process of obtaining your pilot’s license. With many hours of study and training…

Facts about Airplane Registration

Little Known Facts about Airplane Registration

Airplanes are one of the most recent forms of transportation. By that same token, airplane registration became mandatory more recently than most people might think. For example, according to the FAA, registration of an airplane didn’t become mandatory until the “Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938.” At that time, in their words “provided for recording of…