Tail Number

A tail number refers to an identification number painted on an aircraft, frequently on the tail.

Tail numbers can represent:

  • An aircraft registration number (civil aviation)
  • United States military aircraft serials

Famous quotes containing the words tail and/or number:

    Yet I suppose what seems to us confusion
    Is not confusion, but the form of forms,
    The serpent’s tail stuck down the serpent’s throat....
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    A good marriage ... is a sweet association in life: full of constancy, trust, and an infinite number of useful and solid services and mutual obligations.
    Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)