A tail number refers to an identification number painted on an aircraft, frequently on the tail.
Tail numbers can represent:
- An aircraft registration number (civil aviation)
- United States military aircraft serials
Famous quotes containing the words tail and/or number:
“Dizzily down the abyss he wheels—
So fell Darius. Upon his crown,
In the midst of the barn-yard he came down,
In a wonderful whirl of tangled strings,
Broken braces and broken springs,
Broken tail and broken wings,”
—John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)
“After a certain number of years our faces become our biographies. We get to be responsible for our faces.”
—Cynthia Ozick (b. 1928)