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French Airforce A340-200 REG

Hailstone From Germany, joined Nov 2000, 398 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2005 times:

Anybody notice the registrations on the two (?) French Airforce Airbus 340?

F-RAJB
F-RAJA

For all those non-Malay or Bahasa speakers out there

"Raja" means "King"

Coincidence or deliberate, as these aircraft are used to transport French government officials, including the President if I am not mistaken ?

Note - the aircraft was already in service before N Sarkozy came to office Wink

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Ramzi From Canada, joined Oct 2006, 535 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1882 times:

French A340s used to come to BEY at least once a week during a certain time period last year, they were always carrying troops or other officials, never the president. Not sure about the registration, but I'm certain they carried troops as UN convoys used to wait with buses to transport the troops to the South. So I guess that would indicate it being coincidence, but I'm sure someone knows better than i do...

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Vhqpa From Australia, joined Jul 2005, 1382 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1780 times:

I'm surprised they are on the civil "F" register and not on a special Air Force register.

Vhq

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SAAB900 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2007, 479 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1751 times:

Quoting Vhqpa (Reply 2):

I think that you'll find the F-RA** is a special section of the French register reserved for the French Air Force(Armee de l'air).
II remember seeing a French Air Force A310 at LPA a few years ago that displayed both its c/n & the last 2 of its F-RA** reg, 418/F-RADC. The c/n was on the tail & the last 2 of the reg on the nose wheel door!

Dave(SAAB900)

FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7313 posts, RR: 61
Reply 4, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1680 times:

Quoting SAAB900 (Reply 3):
I think that you'll find the F-RA** is a special section of the French register reserved for the French Air Force(Armee de l'air).

No No No ! The 2 A319CJ are registered F-RBFA & F-RBFB

Quoting Hailstone (Thread starter):
Coincidence or deliberate, as these aircraft are used to transport French government officials, including the President if I am not mistaken ?

They are not used to carry the President or Gov. Officials but to carry troops.

The President is using the A319CJ, but decided recently that they were too small for his (little)person and (very large) ego so they should be replaced soon by A332 ....

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Breiz From France, joined Mar 2005, 1808 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1535 times:

Quoting Hailstone (Thread starter):
Anybody notice the registrations on the two (?) French Airforce Airbus 340?

F-RAJB
F-RAJA

For all those non-Malay or Bahasa speakers out there

"Raja" means "King"

Coincidence or deliberate, as these aircraft are used to transport French government officials, including the President if I am not mistaken ?

Note - the aircraft was already in service before N Sarkozy came to office

Hold your horse!
This is simply in accordance with a registration system established long ago and with nothing to do with Sarkozy:
F-A... Civilian ac before 1945
F-AZ.. Collection ac
F-B... Civilian ac after 1945
F-C... Gliders
F-D... Civilian ac in Morocco (not in use anymore of course)
F-G... Civilian ac since 1976
F-H... Civilian ac since 1999
F-M... ALAT (French Army ac)
F-MJ.. Gendarmerie
F-O... Overseas territories
F-P... Homebuilt ac
F-R... French Air Force - Transport
F-S... French Air Force - Liaison
F-TE.. French Air Force - Training
F-TH.. French Air Force - Nuclear activities
F-U... French Air Force - Fighters
F-VN.. Civilian ac in Vietnam (not in use anymore of course)
F-W... Civilian prototypes ferry flights
F-XC.. French Navy
F-YC.. French Navy
F-ZAB. CEV
F-ZAG. EPNER
F-ZB.. Sécurité civile and Customs
F-ZJ.. CEV
F-ZV.. Military prototypes and ferry flights

F-RAJA is therefore a coincidence. And to make sense in French, it would have to be spelled RADJAH.

BP1 From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 576 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1482 times:

On the A-340 Front

Serial #9 = Royal Jordanian Air Force
Serial # 26 = Qatar Government
Serial # 46 = Brunei Government
Serial # 61 = Egypt Government
Serial # 151 = Libyan Government
Serial # 204 = Saudi Arabian Government

Cheers,
BP1

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