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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 45.31

(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 § 21.191 (d), § 21.191 (g),
or § 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 § 45.22.

(2) Airships, spherical balloons, non-

spherical 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 dis-
playing before April 18, 1983, marks re-
quired by § 45.29(b)(3) in effect on April
17, 1983, and rotorcraft manufactured
on or after April 18, 1983, but before De-
cember 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 let-
ters ‘‘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 au-

thorized for displaying required marks
under § 45.25 is large enough for display
of marks meeting the size require-
ments of this section and the other is
not, full size marks must be placed on
the larger surface. If neither surface is
large enough for full-size marks, marks
as large as practicable must be dis-

played on the larger of the two sur-
faces. If no surface authorized to be
marked by § 45.27 is large enough for
full-size marks, marks as large as prac-
ticable must be placed on the largest of
the authorized surfaces. However, pow-
ered parachutes and weight-shift-con-
trol aircraft must display marks at
least 3 inches high.

(g)

Uniformity. The marks required by

this part for fixed-wing aircraft must
have the same height, width, thick-
ness, and spacing on both sides of the
aircraft.

(h) After March 7, 1988, each operator

of an aircraft penetrating an ADIZ or
DEWIZ must 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; Amdt. 45–25, 72 FR 52469, Sept. 14, 2007]

§ 45.31

Marking of export aircraft.

A person who manufactures an air-

craft in the United States for delivery
outside thereof may display on that
aircraft any marks required by the
State of registry of the aircraft. How-
ever, no person may operate an aircraft
so marked within the United States,
except for test and demonstration
flights for a limited period of time, or
while in necessary transit to the pur-
chaser.

§ 45.33

Sale of aircraft; removal of

marks.

When an aircraft that is registered in

the United States is sold, the holder of
the Certificate of Aircraft Registration
must remove, before its delivery to the
purchaser, all United States marks
from the aircraft, unless the purchaser
is—

(a) A citizen of the United States;
(b) An individual citizen of a foreign

country who is lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United
States; or

and primarily used in the United

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§ 47.2

States, a corporation (other than a cor-
poration which is a citizen of the
United States) lawfully organized and
doing business under the laws of the
United States or any State thereof.

[Amdt. 45–11, 44 FR 61938, Oct. 29, 1979]

PART 47—AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION

Subpart A—General

Sec.
47.1

Applicability.

47.2

Definitions.

47.3

Registration required.

47.5

Applicants.

47.7

United States citizens and resident

aliens.

47.8

Voting trusts.

47.9

Corporations not U.S. citizens.

47.11

Evidence of ownership.

47.13

Signatures and instruments made by

representatives.

47.14

Serial numbers for unmanned aircraft.

47.15

Registration number.

47.16

Temporary registration numbers.

47.17

Fees.

47.19

Registry.

Subpart B—Certificates of Aircraft

Registration

47.31

Application.

47.33

Aircraft not previously registered any-

where.

47.35

Aircraft last previously registered in

the United States.

47.37

Aircraft last previously registered in a

foreign country.

47.39

Effective date of registration.

47.40

Registration expiration and renewal.

47.41

Duration and return of Certificate.

47.43

Invalid registration.

47.45

Change of address.

47.47

Cancellation of Certificate for export

purpose.

47.49

Replacement of Certificate.

47.51

[Reserved]

Subpart C—Dealers’ Aircraft Registration

Certificate

47.61

Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certifi-

cates.

47.63

Application.

47.65

Eligibility.

47.67

Evidence of ownership.

47.69

Limitations.

47.71

Duration of Certificate; change of sta-

tus.

UTHORITY

: 4 U.S.T. 1830; Pub. L. 115–254,

Pub. L. 108–297, 118 Stat. 1095 (49 U.S.C. 40101
note, 49 U.S.C. 44101 note); 49 U.S.C. 106(f),
106(g), 40113–40114, 44101–44108, 44110–44113,
44703–44704, 44713, 45302, 46104, 46301.

OURCE

: Docket No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar.

17, 1966, unless otherwise noted.

DITORIAL

OTE

: Nomenclature changes to

part 47 appear at 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010.

Subpart A—General

§ 47.1

Applicability.

This part prescribes the requirements

for registering aircraft under 49 U.S.C.
44101–44104. Subpart B applies to each
applicant for, and holder of, a Certifi-
cate of Aircraft Registration, AC
Form8050–3. Subpart C applies to each
applicant for, and holder of, a Dealer’s
Aircraft Registration Certificate, AC
Form 8050–6.

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.2

Definitions.

The following are definitions of

terms used in this part:

Citizen of the United States or U.S. cit-

izen means one of the following:

(1) An individual who is a citizen of

the United States or one of its posses-
sions.

(2) A partnership each of whose part-

ners is an individual who is a citizen of
the United States.

(3) A corporation or association orga-

nized under the laws of the United
States or a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory or possession of
the United States, of which the presi-
dent and at least two-thirds of the
board of directors and other managing
officers are citizens of the United
States, which is under the actual con-
trol of citizens of the United States,
and in which at least 75 percent of the
voting interest is owned or controlled
by persons that are citizens of the
United States.

Registry means the FAA, Civil Avia-

tion Registry, Aircraft Registration
Branch.

Resident alien means an individual

citizen of a foreign country lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in
the United States as an immigrant in
conformity with the regulations of the
Department of Homeland Security (8
CFR Chapter 1).

[Doc. No. FAA–2015–7396; Amdt. 47–30, 80 FR
78645, Dec. 16, 2015]