How to determine an aircraft age?

Answer 1

It is usually difficult to tell an aircraft's age by looking at it because, to be in the best flying order, they always look like new. One way to tell age is to look at the type of aircraft it is. I f the type or variant is no longer in production than you have a time fame. However, there is a much more accurate way if your country offers this service. If you know the tail number (it is called a tail number in the U.S) which is ultimately the number on the tail you can log on to the FAA website (again, or your own countries) and enter the number. If you enter the number correctly you will get a large amount of information about the aircraft. Including the day it completed production.

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Answer 2

You can determine an aircraft's age by looking up its manufacturing date, which is usually recorded in the aircraft's maintenance logs or by checking the aircraft's registration information with the civil aviation authority. Additionally, some online databases provide information on an aircraft's production date based on its serial number.