Aircraft Registration Numbers

[Mitch.]

In Australia we use the VH- prefix followed by 3 random letters. VH-MAB for example. Which leaves 17,576 possible combinations to be shared by GA, commercial liners, helicopters, ballons, recreational and gliders. Luckily we can re-use old registrations here. And as of September 2009, there were 12,477 aircraft on the Australian Civil Aircraft Register.

[olderndirt]

G = United Kingdom (England)... ...!

Often to their dismay, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, along with England, comprise the United Kingdom

[eno]

G-BPLF was allocated to a hot-air balloon in 1989 & cancelled in 2001. British registration letters cannot be re-allocated.

I've just noticed this....... Rather apt that Paul's registration was for a HOT AIR balloon

[DaveSims]

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I'm no mathematician & have no idea of the number of possible permutations in a 4-letter registration.

[Ang2dogs]

I picked my reg # from an old license plate on my pick-up truck 2CW- 432 and just change the 2 to an N, NCW432.

[DaveSims]

I picked my reg # from an old license plate on my pick-up truck 2CW- 432 and just change the 2 to an N, NCW432.

US Registries only allow for letters at the end of the number, such as N432CW. 

[Al_Fallujah]

From the FAA website:
I little history of the N number in the US. Brief mention of G, as well as M and B for the UK.

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificate ... m?print=go

[Ang2dogs]

I picked my reg # from an old license plate on my pick-up truck 2CW- 432 and just change the 2 to an N, NCW432.

US Registries only allow for letters at the end of the number, such as N432CW.

[olderndirt]

Here's an interesting article - especially for US registrations.

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

I must say, this is one of the most informative post for commercial and private.