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> I suspect many people don't even know the significance of that big number starting with N on the tails of most aircraft 'November' is US-Centric.
by outworlder 8y ago
> I suspect many people don't even know the significance of that big number starting with N on the tails of most aircraft
'November' is US-Centric.
- korethr 8y agoFair enough. Spending most of my time in the US, 'November' is what I reflexively reach for.
- FearNotDaniel 8y agoEven the assumption that it's a letter followed by numbers is US-centric... for most European countries at least, the tail 'number' is actually all letters; and there are many countries whose identifying prefixes contain a number.
- dingaling 8y agoAnd usually they aren't on the tail! 'Registration' is more accurate and is understood globally.