[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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 Sec. Sec. 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 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 Sec. Sec. 

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



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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 Sec. Sec. 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 Sec. Sec. 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]