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:
“You always strain tuh be de bell cow, never be de tail uh nothin’.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)