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HELICOPTER  DATA  PLATE  LOCATION

Latest update:
01-JUN-2024

Each individual aircraft or helicopter is identified by its Construction Number, (C/N), Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN), or Werke Nummer (WN), which has to be stencilled in a metal data-plate firmly attached to the airframe. The location of this aircraft identification plate, or data-plate, differs with the aircraft type. Some aircraft and helicopters also have this number painted on the fuselage or tailboom.
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 Manufacturer  Model  Name  Data Plate Location
 Aerospatiale  313,
 3130
 Alouette II  MSN painted on LH side on frame below the engine.
 Aerospatiale  315  Lama  MSN painted on LH side on frame below the engine.
 Aerospatiale  3160,
 316,
 319
 Alouette III  MSN painted on LH side on frame below the engine.
 Aerospatiale  321  Super Frelon  
 Aerospatiale  330  Puma  Inside of 'broom cupboard' door,
 behind pilot's seats.
 Aerospatiale  332  Super Puma
  1. Bulkhead behind the LH pilot seat facing forward.
  2. MSN painted on tail fin.
 Aerospatiale  532  Cougar
  1. Bulkhead behind the LH pilot seat facing forward.
  2. MSN painted on tail fin.
 Aerospatiale  341 / 342  Gazelle
  1. RH side centre console.
  2. At the front of the overhead cockpit panel.
  3. Base of central console, LH side.
 Aerospatiale  350 / 550  Squirrel
 AStar
 Ecureuil
  1. MSN painted on tail fin.
  2. Cockpit floor near LH door.
  3. Rear decking, behind RH pilot's seat.
  4. RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Aerospatiale  355 / 555  Twin Squirrel
 Twin Star
 Fennec
  1. MSN painted on tail fin.
  2. Cockpit floor near LH door.
  3. RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Aerospatiale  365 / 565  Dauphin,
 Panther
 MSN painted on tail fin.
 Airbus  H160  Guepard  RH side aft of bagage door next to heat shield.
 Agusta  109  Hirundo  LH side on centre console.
 Agusta  109E, F  Power  LH side on centre console.
 Agusta  119  Koala  LH side of cabin, above aft landing skid tube.
 Agusta  129  Mangusta  
 Agusta  139    RH cockpit footwell.
 Agusta  MH-68A  Sting Ray
 Mako / Shark
 Just behind LH main landing gear.
 Agusta Bell  47    LH cockpit floor.
 Agusta Bell  204    LH side on centre console.
 Agusta Bell  205  
  1. LH cockpit footwell.
  2. Extreme upper right of cockpit, forward facing plate. Later models.
 Agusta Bell  206  Jet Ranger  LH side on centre console.
 Agusta Bell  212    LH door frame.
 Agusta Bell  412    RH side on the centre console.
 Agusta Westland  139    
 Agusta Westland  149    
 Agusta Westland  159  Super Lynx  
 Agusta Westland  169    RH footwell, visible through chin window.
 Agusta Westland  189    
 Bell  47    LH side on instrument panel console.
 Bell  204    
 Bell  205  
  1. LH footwell, visible through chin window.
  2. Extreme upper right of cockpit, forward facing plate. Later models.
 Bell  206, A, B  Jet Ranger
  1. RH side of centre console, radio bay in nose.
  2. RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Bell  206L  Long Ranger  RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Bell  210    
 Bell  212  
  1. Cockpit doorpost aft of co-pilots seat.
  2. RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Bell  214    
 Bell  222    RH side of the cabin, just above the sponson.
 Bell  230    RH side of the cabin, just above the sponson.
 Bell  407    RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Bell  412  
  1. Cockpit doorpost aft of co-pilots seat.
  2. RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Bell  427    RH side of the cabin, towards the tail boom.
 Bell  429  Global Ranger  RH side of the cabin, above LH corner of baggage compartment.
 Bell  430    RH side of the cabin, just above the sponson.
 Bell  505  JRX  RH side of the cabin, aft of last window.
 Bell  525  Relentless  
 Bell  AH-1  Cobra  LH side, backseat instrumentpanel.
 Bell  OH-58  
  1. LH cockpit footwell,visible through chin window.
  2. LH side centre console.
 Bell  UH-1  Huey,
 Iroquois
  1. LH Cockpit footwell, visible through chin window.
  2. RH Cockpit footwell, visible through chin window.
  3. Extreme upper right of cockpit, forward facing plate. Later models.
  4. LH Cockpit doorpost, aft (door open !)
  5. LH side centre cockpit console.
 Bell-Boeing  V-22  Osprey  Visible through starboard side forward window,
 near windscreen wiper motor.
 Boeing Vertol  107
 H-46
 Phrog  High on RH bulkhead on cockpit entry.
 Boeing Vertol  114
 HC-1
 H-47
 Chinook
  1.  LH cockpit footwell, centre console, visible through chin window.
  2.  LH side, cockpit bulkhead.
 Changhe  Z-8    
 EHI  101  Cormorant
 Merlin
 Heliliner
 RH side bulkhead door behind pilots
 Enstrom  28    RH side tailboom, aft, near tailrotor.
 Enstrom  280    RH side tailboom, aft, near tailrotor.
 Enstrom  480    RH side tailboom, aft, near tailrotor.
 Eurocopter  120  Colibri
  1. Cockpit floor below RH seat. ( below carpet )
  2. MSN painted on tail fin.
 Eurocopter  130    1. Centre console facing forward.
 2. RH side of the cabin, aft.
 3. MSN painted on tail fin.
 Eurocopter  135    RH side of the cabin, aft of rear window.
 Eurocopter  145    RH side of the cabin, aft of rear window.
 Eurocopter  155    MSN painted on tail fin.
 Eurocopter  175    RH side of the cabin, aft and below of rear window.
 MSN painted on tail fin.
 Eurocopter  225 / 725  Cougar Mk2
  1. Bulkhead behind the LH pilot seat facing forward.
  2. MSN painted on tail fin.
 Eurocopter  KUH  Surion  
 Hiller  UH-12
 OH-23
 Raven  Data-Plate.
 Hindustan
 Aeronautics Ltd.
 HAL Bangalore
 ALH  Dhruv  Aft side of horizontal stabilizer, center.
 Hughes  269  
  1. LH cockpit footwell, aft.
  2. Below LH seat.
 Hughes  369    LH cockpit footwell, aft.
 Hughes  500    RH side between cabin and engine access.
 Harbin  Z-9    
 Jingdezhen  Z-10    
 Jingdezhen  Z-11    
 Kaman  1200  K-Max  RH side, just aft of cabin.
 Kaman  SH-2  Seasprite  LH cockpit bulkhead, adjacent to pilot's left arm.
 Kaman  SH-2G(A)  Seasprite  LH "chin" window, lower fuselage frame, facing forward.
 Kamov  15  Hen  
 Kamov  18  Hog  
 Kamov  20  Harp  
 Kamov  22  Hoop, Vintokryl  
 Kamov  25  Hormone  
 Kamov  26  Hoodlum  LH side door rail.
 Kamov  27    
 Kamov  28    
 Kamov  29    
 Kamov  31    
 Kamov  32    LH side door rail.
 Kamov  50, 52    RH side, behind seat at pilots head height.
 Kamov  60, 62  Kasatka  
 Kamov  115    
 Kamov  226    
 Kawasaki  BK117    
 Kawasaki  OH-1  Ninja  
 Kazan    Ansat  
 MBB  105  
  1. RH centre console
  2. RH side of cabin, aft of window.
 MBB  117  
  1. RH centre console
  2. RH cabin doorpost, aft.
 McDonnell- Douglas  AH-64  Apache  below RH console, rear cockpit.
 McDonnell- Douglas  500  
  1. LH side centre console.
  2. LH side cockpit console.
 MDH  500    RH side of cabin, low down.
 MDH  520N    RH side of cabin, low down.
 MDH  600N    RH side of cabin, low down.
 MDH  900  Explorer
  1. RH side of cabin just aft and half-way up the height of the door.
  2. RH side of cabin, just aft of cabin door, below the door-rail.
 Mil-Mi  2  Hoplite
  1. Painted on both sides of tail boom.
  2. RH side centre console.
 Mil-Mi  4  Hound  On main cabin door.
 Mil-Mi  6  Hook  LH side tail boom.
 Mil-Mi  8  Hip
  1. LH side cabin aft of the windows on the inside of a small oval hatch.
  2. On the outside of the landinggear frame.
 Mil-Mi  8  Hip
 Kazan built
  1. LH side cabin aft of the windows on the inside of a small oval hatch.
  2. On the outside of the landinggear frame.
 Mil-Mi  8  Hip
 Ulan-Ude built
 MSN painted on inside of clamshell rear doors.
 Mil-Mi  10  Harke  
 Mil-Mi  17     LH side cabin aft of the windows
 on the inside of a small oval hatch.
 Mil-Mi  24  Hind
  1. RH stub wing end.
  2. On the fuselage below stubwings.
  3. Behind a hatch on the underside of the fuselage where it connects with the tailboom.
  4. On the tailboom.
 Mil-Mi  26  Halo
  1. Rear side on all four cabin doors.
  2. Rear lip of cargo hold floor.
  3. High on forward bulkhead of cargo hold.
 Mil-Mi  28    
 Mil-Mi  34    
 EuroMil  38    
 Mitsubishi  MH2000    
 NH  90    LH side nose window near feet pedals
 RH side, just aft of cabin door
 PZL  W-3  Sokol  
 PZL  W-4    
 Robinson  22  
  1. LH side towards front of LH seat.
  2. Below the right door, on the lower part of the pod.
  3. RH side cabin, aft of door, in line with bottom edge.
  4. A very small plate: approximately 8mm x 20mm.
 Robinson  44  
  1. A very small plate: approximately 8mm x 20mm.
  2. LH side towards front of LH seat.
  3. Below the right door, on the lower part of the pod.
  4. RH side cabin, aft of door, in line with bottom edge.
 Schweizer  269    
 Schweizer  300    LH outside rear face of cabin bulkhead or firewall
 Schweizer  333    
 Sikorsky  CH-53  
  1. RH side centre console.
  2. RH side cockpit console.
 Sikorsky  55    On the starboard side of the drive shaft housing,
 that runs from the engine to the main rotor gearbox,
 between the pilot's seats.
 Sikorsky  58    On the starboard side of the drive shaft housing,
 that runs from the engine to the main rotor gearbox,
 between the pilot's seats.
 Sikorsky  61    RH side centre console between the pilots.
 Sikorsky  62    
 Sikorsky  64  SkyCrane
  1. RH side centre console in cockpit.
  2. Rear bulkhead of the cabin.
 Erickson  64F  SkyCrane  RH side next to the crew entry door.
 Sikorsky  65    RH side centre console between the pilots.
 Sikorsky  70    RH side centre console between the pilots.
 Sikorsky  SH-60  Sea Hawk  LH side centre console sidewall under seat.
 Sikorsky  UH-60  Black Hawk
  1. RH side, sliding doorpost.
  2. RH side, centre console sidewall.
 Sikorsky  76    RH side, just forward of horizontal stabilizer.
 Sikorsky  92    RH side, just forward of horizontal stabilizer.
 Westland    Lynx  Door post behind LH seat.
 Westland    Scout  
 Westland    Seaking
  1. RH footwell, visible through chin window.
  2. Upper left of main door post. (line number).
 Westland    Wasp  
 Westland    Wessex  Rear facing plate on fuselage exposed when tail is folded. (line number).
 Westland    Whirlwind  Cabin door post, lower front. (line number).
 Westland Bell  47  Sioux  LH side rear firewall. (line-number).


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