747-4??

[Foxtrot Sport]

Okay, after an hour or so of browsing www.airliners.net, I've hit a question.  How do all those photographers find what the aircraft number actually is (e.g 747-422)  I can see how they found the 747-4 part, as that is shown in the aircraft's design (747-400).  I figured maybe the last two numbers had to do with the aircraft's tail number, but it seems to have no correlation, so just HOW do they know?

-HF

[Pinchaser...]

tail numbers are like license plates. there is alot of information to be had once entered in a database

[jrpilot]

You can look up the N number on google or yahoo and one of the first finds will be the FAA registration of the aircraft stating some things about that aircraft....including the type.


Also there might be pictures of the same aircraft on that websites so they just copy that info down.

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

All I can say is that this should be in the Real Aviation Forum...

[Ivan]

747-406 is KLM
Just customer codes.

With Airbus the number indicates the engine choice

[legoalex2000]

man wouldnt it suck to have an A300-666...















Devlish engines!!!!!

Ramos

[C]

man wouldnt it suck to have an A300-666...

Didn't know there were 66 customers for the A300-600!

I'm not sure if Airbus use the same system as Boeing though...

...It would to have a 737-666 though...

[Foxtrot Sport]

All I can say is that this should be in the Real Aviation Forum

Hey, I was thinking about it, I really was, but who ever looks there anyways?

-HF