Eric Moore wrote:

The Jan 12, 2004 section of:

http://www.strategypage.com//fyeo/ho...et=HTAIRFO.HTM

mentions the missing numbers in the U. S. aircraft designation system.


I can't let this one go by ;-))!

The article isn't 100% up to date - e.g. there's no need to speculate
any longer about F-19, and the correct number for the KC-767 would
have been KC-42 (and not -41).

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If you're interested in the topic you might look at;

http://www.designation-systems.net/u...ndard-mds.html
http://www.designation-systems.net/u...ssing-mds.html

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Andreas