[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: 14CFR45.29]



[Page 906]

 

                     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. 45.29  Size of marks.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, each 

operator of an aircraft shall display marks on the aircraft meeting the 

size requirements of this section.

    (b) Height. Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this part, the 

nationality and registration marks must be of equal height and on--

    (1) Fixed-wing aircraft, must be at least 12 inches high, except 

that:

    (i) An aircraft displaying marks at least 2 inches high before 

November 1, 1981 and an aircraft manufactured after November 2, 1981, 

but before January 1, 1983, may display those marks until the aircraft 

is repainted or the marks are repainted, restored, or changed;

    (ii) Marks at least 3 inches high may be displayed on a glider;

    (iii) Marks at least 3 inches high may be displayed on an aircraft 

for which the FAA has issued an experimental certificate under Sec. 

21.191 (d), Sec. 21.191 (g), or Sec. 21.191 (i) of this chapter to 

operate as an exhibition aircraft, an amateur-built aircraft, or a 

light-sport aircraft when the maximum cruising speed of the aircraft 

does not exceed 180 knots CAS; and

    (iv) Marks may be displayed on an exhibition, antique, or other 

aircraft in accordance with Sec. 45.22.

    (2) Airships, spherical balloons, nonspherical balloons, powered 

parachutes, and weight-shift-control aircraft must be at least 3 inches 

high; and

    (3) Rotorcraft, must be at least 12 inches high, except that 

rotorcraft displaying before April 18, 1983, marks required by Sec. 

45.29(b)(3) in effect on April 17, 1983, and rotorcraft manufactured on 

or after April 18, 1983, but before December 31, 1983, may display those 

marks until the aircraft is repainted or the marks are repainted, 

restored, or changed.

    (c) Width. Characters must be two-thirds as wide as they are high, 

except the number ``1'', which must be one-sixth as wide as it is high, 

and the letters ``M'' and ``W'' which may be as wide as they are high.

    (d) Thickness. Characters must be formed by solid lines one-sixth as 

thick as the character is high.

    (e) Spacing. The space between each character may not be less than 

one-fourth of the character width.

    (f) If either one of the surfaces authorized for displaying required 

marks under Sec. 45.25 is large enough for display of marks meeting the 

size requirements of this section and the other is not, full-size marks 

shall be placed on the larger surface. If neither surface is large 

enough for full-size marks, marks as large as practicable shall be 

displayed on the larger of the two surfaces. If any surface authorized 

to be marked by Sec. 45.27 is not large enough for full-size marks, 

marks as large as practicable shall be placed on the largest of the 

authorized surfaces.

    (g) Uniformity. The marks required by this part for fixed-wing 

aircraft must have the same height, width, thickness, and spacing on 

both sides of the aircraft.

    (h) After March 7, 1988, each operator of an aircraft penetrating an 

ADIZ or DEWIZ shall display on that aircraft temporary or permanent 

nationality and registration marks at least 12 inches high.



[Doc. No. 2047, 29 FR 3223, Mar. 11, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 45-2, 31 

FR 9863, July 21, 1966; Amdt. 45-9, 42 FR 41102, Aug. 15, 1977; Amdt. 

45-13, 46 FR 48604, Oct. 1, 1981; Amdt. 45-15, 48 FR 11392, Mar. 17, 

1983; Amdt. 45-17, 52 FR 34102, Sept. 9, 1987; 52 FR 36566, Sept. 30, 

1987; Amdt. 45-24, 69 FR 44863, July 27, 2004]