[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR45.22]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 45--IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION MARKING--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart C--Nationality and Registration Marks
 
Sec. 45.22  Exhibition, antique, and other aircraft: Special rules.

    (a) When display of aircraft nationality and registration marks in 
accordance with Secs. 45.21 and 45.23 through 45.33 would be 
inconsistent with exhibition of that aircraft, a U.S.-registered 
aircraft may be operated without displaying those marks anywhere on the 
aircraft if:
    (1) It is operated for the purpose of exhibition, including a motion 
picture or television production, or an airshow;
    (2) Except for practice and test fights necessary for exhibition 
purposes, it is

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operated only at the location of the exhibition, between the exhibition 
locations, and between those locations and the base of operations of the 
aircraft; and
    (3) For each flight in the United States:

    (i) It is operated with the prior approval of the Flight Standards 
District Office, in the case of a flight within the lateral boundaries 
of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace 
designated for the takeoff airport, or within 4.4 nautical miles of that 
airport if it is within Class G airspace; or

    (ii) It is operated under a flight plan filed under either 
Sec. 91.153 or Sec. 91.169 of this chapter describing the marks it 
displays, in the case of any other flight.
    (b) A small U.S.-registered aircraft built at least 30 years ago or 
a U.S.-registered aircraft for which an experimental certificate has 
been issued under Sec. 21.191(d) or 21.191(g) for operation as an 
exhibition aircraft or as an amateur-built aircraft and which has the 
same external configuration as an aircraft built at least 30 years ago 
may be operated without displaying marks in accordance with Secs. 45.21 
and 45.23 through 45.33 if:
    (1) It displays in accordance with Sec. 45.21(c) marks at least 2 
inches high on each side of the fuselage or vertical tail surface 
consisting of the Roman capital letter ``N'' followed by:
    (i) The U.S. registration number of the aircraft; or
    (ii) The symbol appropriate to the airworthiness certificate of the 
aircraft (``C'', standard; ``R'', restricted; ``L'', limited; or ``X'', 
experimental) followed by the U.S. registration number of the aircraft; 
and
    (2) It displays no other mark that begins with the letter ``N'' 
anywhere on the aircraft, unless it is the same mark that is displayed 
under paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
    (c) No person may operate an aircraft under paragraph (a) or (b) of 
this section--
    (1) In an ADIZ or DEWIZ described in Part 99 of this chapter unless 
it temporarily bears marks in accordance with Secs. 45.21 and 45.23 
through 45.33;
    (2) In a foreign country unless that country consents to that 
operation; or
    (3) In any operation conducted under Part 121, 133, 135, or 137 of 
this chapter.
    (d) If, due to the configuration of an aircraft, it is impossible 
for a person to mark it in accordance with Secs. 45.21 and 45.23 through 
45.33, he may apply to the Administrator for a different marking 
procedure.

[Doc. No. 8093, Amdt. 45-5, 33 FR 450, Jan. 12, 1968, as amended by 
Amdt. 45-13, 46 FR 48603, Oct. 1, 1981; Amdt. 45-19, 54 FR 39291, Sept. 
25, 1989; Amdt. 45-18, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18, 1989; Amdt. 45-21, 56 FR 
65653, Dec. 17, 1991; Amdt. 45-22, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001]