August 5, 20224 yr I'm looking into an aircraft I was involved in, a Fokker F-27-100 Friendship twin prop, which belonged to a commercial airline with registration number "PI-C507" (see below). It appears that after a crash, a different production model or type, the Fokker F-27-200, also had the same registration number. (see the aircraft with the same registration number here: Fokker F-27-200 Friendship - Philippine Airlines | Aviation Photo #0134502 | Airliners.net I'm wondering if it was the same plane that had its engine upgraded or if it was a different model. How do registration numbering work in aircraft or airliners? Can these numbers be re-used? Edited August 5, 20224 yr by bofhlusr Fixed link. Test hardware: low-end i7-8700k, 3060ti, 32gb ram, Beam Eye Tracker and Quest. --MSFS 20-24, DCS, medium settings. Good fps. Test software: vintage Win10 Pro, P3D4.5 w/ 100+ add-ons + FSX.
August 6, 20224 yr Not sure of your specific case, but I do know that reg numbers can and have been reused a bunch of times. FS2004 Forever
August 6, 20224 yr Author What is the difference between the two id numbers: 'Registration PI-C507" and MSN 10246 (see above)? Which one is the actual registration number? It looks like the plane was repaired, acquired by the Philippine Air Force a year after it crashed and repainted. The so called "Registration: PI-C507 "disappeared but the MSN number remained the same ("10246"). See link below:https://www.airhistory.net/photo/63157/10246 Apparently, it went to a museum eventually, oddly enough, as an F-27-200 (not as F-27-100):https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/10246/696322 Edited August 6, 20224 yr by bofhlusr Typo. Test hardware: low-end i7-8700k, 3060ti, 32gb ram, Beam Eye Tracker and Quest. --MSFS 20-24, DCS, medium settings. Good fps. Test software: vintage Win10 Pro, P3D4.5 w/ 100+ add-ons + FSX.
August 6, 20224 yr 2 hours ago, bofhlusr said: What is the difference between the two id numbers: 'Registration PI-C507" and MSN 10246 (see above)? Which one is the actual registration number? It looks like the plane was repaired, acquired by the Philippine Air Force a year after it crashed and repainted. The so called "Registration: PI-C507 "disappeared but the MSN number remained the same ("10246"). See link below:https://www.airhistory.net/photo/63157/10246 Apparently, it went to a museum eventually, oddly enough, as an F-27-200 (not as F-27-100):https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/10246/696322 Registration = Number plate MSN = Manufacturers serial number Laminar Research customer -- Asobo/MS customer -- not an X-Aviation customer - or am I? 😉
August 6, 20224 yr Just as rka mentioned above the canonical ID is the MSN. Learning to fly gliders since 1980AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB DDR4, RTX 3060Ti (8GB), GIGABYTE B550 AORUS Elite AX V2 mobo, 1TB + 500GB nvme m.2 disks
August 6, 20224 yr Author Thank you both. Kinda strange why they used the same serial number for a different model. Edited August 6, 20224 yr by bofhlusr Test hardware: low-end i7-8700k, 3060ti, 32gb ram, Beam Eye Tracker and Quest. --MSFS 20-24, DCS, medium settings. Good fps. Test software: vintage Win10 Pro, P3D4.5 w/ 100+ add-ons + FSX.
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