Aircraft nationality

Question 1

Nationality mark

Answer 1

1) represents the country or state where the aircraft is registered

it is placed before the Registration mark

Question 2

common mark

Answer 2

1) Used instead of a nationality mark by a non-national agency of some kind

Question 3

registration marks

Answer 3

numbers, letters or combination of both

Question 4

External markings located at..

Answer 4

1. under left wing
2. or spread accross both wings (b/w leading and trailing edge)
3. in large aircraft, its under the left wing, on the left half of the wing)
4. on both sides of fuselage between wing and tail
5. or on the top halves of the other section of the fins

Question 5

Internal markings

Answer 5

On a fire proof identification plate

• In large aircraft - near front of entrance
• In small aircraft - by radio (can be the call sign too)

Question 6

Assignment of Marks

Answer 6

Involves:

ITU - International Telecommunication Union

State of Registry

ICAO

Common mark registration authority

Question 7

Assigning Nationality marks

Answer 7

• selected from a series of nationality sysmbols
• ITU assigns them to State of registry

Question 8

Assigning common marks

Answer 8

selected from a series of symbols by UTI to ICAO

ICAO then assigns them to common marks registration authority

Question 9

Assinign registration marks

Answer 9

State of Registry or Common Mark Registration authority assigns individual aircrafts unique marks

not allowed to use Q codes or any combination of letters that can be confusied for important ones or emergency ones…

ie - cannot use Pan, sos, ttt, xxx,