goalstop Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 It seems like a ton of the early Mooney (and Piper for that matter) tail numbers follow the format N####U. Why is that? Is there any rhyme or reason to early tail numbers? Or am I just seeing trends that aren't there Quote
takair Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 Best I can tell, they are sequential and OEMs often reserve blocks of registration numbers when they are doing high rates of production. Some will even try to reserve vanity numbers, to include reference to the airframe. Mooney 201s had a series of those, although I have flown a Cherokee with a 201 number…it was more of an anomaly. Quote
carusoam Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, goalstop said: It seems like a ton of the early Mooney (and Piper for that matter) tail numbers follow the format N####U. Why is that? Is there any rhyme or reason to early tail numbers? Or am I just seeing trends that aren't there In 65, they were all Quebecs… then Victors The factory pulls a bunch of consecutive numbers from the pile at the FAA… then runs with them… No more magic than that… in the mid 70s… the magic was a bunch of numbers that started with N201… See if you can reserve a tail number for your forever-plane… Best regards, -a- Quote
ArtVandelay Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 The (78+) Js end in Hotels, generally 4….H. Quote
Raptor05121 Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 Most early Cherokees ended in W. early Mooneys...U early Cessnas, L Comanches, P Just a big block of numbers. They were cranking them out in the 60s. Quote
Niko182 Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 Alot of the mid to late 90 mooneys have N91XXX. Quote
LANCECASPER Posted October 23, 2021 Report Posted October 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Niko182 said: Alot of the mid to late 90 mooneys have N91XXX. I used to own a '96 Bravo, N9153Z. Quote
Mcstealth Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Jim Peace said: anyone own a NxxFU? As a matter of fact, yes. https://www.gmaxamericanaircraft.com/inventory/?/listing/for-sale/208398355/1979-mooney-m20k-231-piston-single-aircraft?dlr=1&dscompanyid=6946&settingscrmid=614667 Quote
Aerodon Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Jim Peace said: anyone own a NxxFU? A hangar tenant of mine. 1 3 Quote
Yourpilotincommand Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 I’m going to steal this! Lol Quote
Teddsgotwings Posted October 25, 2021 Report Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 6:56 PM, takair said: Best I can tell, they are sequential and OEMs often reserve blocks of registration numbers when they are doing high rates of production. Some will even try to reserve vanity numbers, to include reference to the airframe. Mooney 201s had a series of those, although I have flown a Cherokee with a 201 number…it was more of an anomaly. N201XQ here...1978 M20j 201 2 Quote
RoundTwo Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 11:04 AM, Mcstealth said: As a matter of fact, yes. https://www.gmaxamericanaircraft.com/inventory/?/listing/for-sale/208398355/1979-mooney-m20k-231-piston-single-aircraft?dlr=1&dscompanyid=6946&settingscrmid=614667 I’m sure ATC has fun with that. 1 Quote
ArtVandelay Posted November 2, 2021 Report Posted November 2, 2021 FYI,you can see all the tail numbers by Mooney model here:https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/models/us/MOONEY 1 Quote
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