Registration markings

Reoil

I was just looking at a flight over Northern Ireland on FR24 and it was this:
http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=429560

Aren't planes supposed to have their registration ID printed on their underside?

Oscar Bravo

it is no longer required by the FAA for US registered aircraft ,however british aircraft, it is a legal requirement to have the Registration of the aircraft on the underside of the wings. so I guess D reg aircraft are not required to have it under the wing .

EchoIndia

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

it is no longer required by the FAA for US registered aircraft ,however british aircraft, it is a legal requirement to have the Registration of the aircraft on the underside of the wings. so I guess D reg aircraft are not required to have it under the wing .

I don't recall ever seeing a German airliner with underwing registration.

IRLConor

EchoIndia wrote: »

I don't recall ever seeing a German airliner with underwing registration.

At least not a modern one!

smurfjed

it is no longer required by the FAA for US registered aircraft

I thought that it was an ICAO requirement, therefore US aircraft operating in Europe will get violated for not having it:)

Welcome to the world of SAFA

martinsvi

smurfjed wrote: »

I thought that it was an ICAO requirement, therefore US aircraft operating in Europe will get violated for not having it:)

Welcome to the world of SAFA

It is - ICAO Annex 7:
3.3.1 Wings. On heavier-than-air aircraft, the marks shall
appear once on the lower surface of the wing structure

The other day I saw a VP reg Russian plane with reg written in Times New Roman (or similar) font, although the convention also forbids ornamentation in registration. Apparently this annex is widely ignored.

EchoIndia

Interesting style of lettering used on the fuselage of this C-46:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Curtiss-C-46D-Commando/1327727/L