Aircraft Type Designators

Special

100

BALL

What is Balloon

200

SHIP

What is Airship (blimp, zeppelin)

300

GLID

What is Glider (sailplane)

400

UHEL

What is Ultralight helicopter

500

ZZZZ

What is aircraft type not yet assigned a designator.

Engine Type / Class

100

J

What is Jet

200

P

What is Piston

300

T

What is Turboprop

400

E

What is Electric

500

R

What is Rocket

Small Aircraft

100

Aerobat

What is a Cessna 152

200

COL4

What is a Corvalis (Columbia)

300

CRUZ

What is a Cruiser (Sport Cruiser, Eagle, PiperSport)

400

GX

What is REMOS

500

KITH

What is Kitty Hawk

Multi Aircraft

100

C421

What is a Golden Eagle

200

DA42

What is a Diamond Star (Katana, Clue Star, Tundra Star)

300

G159

What is Gulfstream 1

400

P3

What is Orion (Lockheed Martin)

500

STAR

What is Starship

Jets

100

B727

What is Boeing 727

200

E145

What is an Embraer 145

300

EA40

What is a Eclipse

400

H25B

What is Hawker Jet

500

PRM1

What is Premier 1 (Hawker 200)