1-3-1. MILITARY AIRCRAFT-TYPE DESIGNATORS
a.
For air
traffic control purposes, only the principal elements of
each military aircraft designation, Basic Mission/Type
Symbol and Design Number, must be used. The combination
of these elements is limited to four (4) characters.
b.
The Basic
Mission/Type Symbol is an alphabetical letter denoting the
primary function or capability of an aircraft. The symbols
used are as follows:
A |
Attack |
B |
Bomber |
C |
Cargo/Transport |
E |
Special Electronic Installation |
F |
Fighter |
H¹ |
Helicopter |
K |
Tanker |
O |
Observation |
P |
Patrol |
R |
Reconnaissance |
S |
Antisubmarine |
T |
Trainer |
U |
Utility |
V¹ |
VTOL and STOL |
W |
Weather Reconnaissance |
X |
Research |
Z
|
Airship |
NOTE-
The letters H and V are also used as special mission
symbols (H-Rescue aircraft; V-VIP aircraft) in which case
they precede the basic type symbol, e.g. HC-130, VC-137,
HH-52A.
c. A
Design Number is assigned to each basic airplane. Design
Numbers may be 1 through 999.
NOTE-
A new Design Number will be assigned when an existing
airplane is redesigned or modified, either in appearance
or operation, to such extent that the new design no longer
reflects the design configuration or capability.
1-3-2. CIVIL AIRCRAFT-TYPE DESIGNATORS
New
designators will only be assigned to new type aircraft and
to those modifications, or different models of a type,
when the weight category or stopping distance group
change.
1-3-3. REQUESTS FOR AIRCRAFT-TYPE DESIGNATORS
Requests for aircraft-type designators are to be submitted
to FAA Headquarters, Mission Support Services,
Aeronautical Information Management, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591. All requests must
include enough data to substantiate the need for
establishing a new aircraft-type designator. Requests
concerning foreign manufactured aircraft should be
submitted to the state of manufacture.
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