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 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, 127, 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]
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 an experimental certificate has been issued under Sec.
21.191(d) or 21.191(g) for operating as an exhibition aircraft
or as an amateur-built 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, and nonspherical balloons,
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]
