Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 45.29

aircraft or experimental or provisionally certificated aircraft, the operator
must also display on that aircraft near
each entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or
pilot station, in letters not less than 2
inches nor more than 6 inches high, the
words  - limited, -   - restricted, -   - lightsport, -   - experimental, -  or  - provisional, -  as applicable.
[Doc. No. 8093, Amdt. 45-5, 33 FR 450, Jan. 12,
1968, as amended by Amdt. 45-9, 42 FR 41102,
Aug. 15, 1977; Amdt. 45-24, 69 FR 44863, July
27, 2004]

Section 45.25 Location of marks on fixedwing aircraft.
(a) The operator of a fixed-wing aircraft must display the required marks
on either the vertical tail surfaces or
the sides of the fuselage, except as provided in Section 45.29(f).
(b) The marks required by paragraph
(a) of this section must be displayed as
follows:
(1) If displayed on the vertical tail
surfaces, horizontally on both surfaces,
horizontally on both surfaces of a single vertical tail or on the outer surfaces of a multivertical tail. However,
on aircraft on which marks at least 3
inches high may be displayed in accordance with Section 45.29(b)(1), the marks
may be displayed vertically on the
vertical tail surfaces.
(2) If displayed on the fuselage surfaces, horizontally on both sides of the
fuselage between the trailing edge of
the wing and the leading edge of the
horizontal stabilizer. However, if engine pods or other appurtenances are
located in this area and are an integral
part of the fuselage side surfaces, the
operator may place the marks on those
pods or appurtenances.

spaschal on DSK3GDR082PROD with CFR

[Amdt. 45-9, 42 FR 41102, Aug. 15, 1977]

Section 45.27 Location of marks; nonfixedwing aircraft.
(a) Rotorcraft. Each operator of a
rotorcraft must display on that rotorcraft horizontally on both surfaces of
the cabin, fuselage, boom, or tail the
marks required by Section 45.23.
(b) Airships. Each operator of an airship must display on that airship the
marks required by Section 45.23, horizontally
on - 
(1) The upper surface of the right horizontal stabilizer and on the under sur-

face of the left horizontal stabilizer
with the top of the marks toward the
leading edge of each stabilizer; and
(2) Each side of the bottom half of
the vertical stabilizer.
(c) Spherical balloons. Each operator
of a spherical balloon must display the
marks required by Section 45.23 in two places
diametrically opposite and near the
maximum horizontal circumference of
that balloon.
(d) Nonspherical balloons. Each operator of a nonspherical balloon must
display the marks required by Section 45.23 on
each side of the balloon near its maximum cross section and immediately
above either the rigging band or the
points of attachment of the basket or
cabin suspension cables.
(e) Powered parachutes and weightshift-control aircraft. Each operator of a
powered parachute or a weight-shiftcontrol aircraft must display the
marks
required
by
SectionSection 45.23
and
45.29(b)(2) of this part. The marks must
be displayed in two diametrically opposite positions on the fuselage, a structural member, or a component of the
aircraft and must be visible from the
side of the aircraft.
[Doc. No. 2047, 29 FR 3223, Mar. 11, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 45-15, 48 FR 11392, Mar. 17,
1983; Amdt. 45-24, 69 FR 44863, July 27, 2004;
Amdt. 45-25, 72 FR 52469, Sept. 14, 2007]

Section 45.29 Size of marks.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(f) of this section, each operator of an
aircraft must 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

865

VerDate Sep<11>2014

12:50 Apr 30, 2019

Jkt 247046

PO 00000

Frm 00875

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Y:\SGML\247046.XXX

247046