Questions tagged [antenna]
Questions about antennae, the typically-long-and-thin things used by aircraft to send and/or receive radio signals (for communication and/or navigation and/or other things as well).
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ADS-B for satellite Tx in Canada
Can simple rod transponder antennas be used to satisfy the Canadian requirements for a top antenna to communicate with ADS-B satellites? (eg. RAMI AV-22)
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Could a Cessna Caravan be outfitted with Wi-Fi?
From what I understand, both ATG and satellite Wi-Fi require substantially large antennas to send and receive signals in large commercial airplanes.
Could a system like this be outfitted on a Cessna ...
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Why should the optimum position of GPS Antenna be close to aircraft's CG?
In CAE OAA Book11-Radio Navigation Chapter-18 Page-318, under GPS Error, "The optimum position for the antenna is on top of the fuselage close to the aircraft's centre of gravity".
In the ...
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Why do planes use wire HF antennas instead of smaller ones used by airliners?
why do some planes have wire Hf antennas if smaller hub antennas are more aerodynamic? like on the Boeing 787? Why do some modern aircraft like the c130 still have them?
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What is the round tube mounted on the roof just behind the windshield of a PC-6?
If you look at the below image:
(image source: Wikimedia Commons)
There are three "antennas" mounted on the forward portion of the cabin roof. The two rear, wing-shaped ones probably are ...
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Does ADS-B use its own antenna?
In the aircraft we have:
ADS-B out/in using 1090ES
A/C or Mode S transponder for SSR grounding interrogation.
Does the ADS-B out use the same antenna as Mode S or does it use its own antenna?
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What is the string antenna on the back of this Cessna 172 for? [duplicate]
Okay, so this question was asked before. But I didn't get the answer I wanted. I read that its some sort of antenna. what is it, what does it do, and how does it work? Also, is it in anyway related to ...
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Why does TCAS need 2 antennas?
Can someone explain why TCAS needs 2 antennas (one on the top of the fuselage and one on the bottom)? And why is the top one directional and the bottom one can be either omnidirectional or directional?...
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What type of antenna is this?
I’m just getting more into airplanes and trying to do a project on antennas. This airplane example is a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II. I’ve labeled all the antennas, and I’ve noticed there’s a lot!
I’m ...
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What is that round antenna(?) on the bottom of a Piper Comanche?
Does anyone recognize this round object under the belly of a PA-24?
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What is that wire connecting [duplicate]
What is that wire connecting the tail fin to the fuselage in beechcraft 1900 and so many other airplanes
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What are the names of the antennas which I have marked in this picture of a Boeing 737?
I have taken the picture from PMDG 737NGX Microsoft flight simulator X. I am really curious to know what this antennas are. These antennas are behind the nose gear.
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Can you identify these antenna/items on the belly of a Cessna 172? [duplicate]
Not sure what all these antenna are for. I have my checkride soon and want to make sure I can name everything that might be pointed out. Thank you.
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An-225 antenna layout
Does anyone have a good reference or information about the antenna layout on the An-225?
Particularly interested whether the VOR antennas are up on the V-Stabs, or somewhere more creative.
Thanks in ...
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Converting lat long & altitude into a line of sight target? [closed]
I want to design a long-range ADS-B receiver with a directional antenna (like a Yagi), but in order to maximize its range, I'll need to orient the antenna towards a target (plane) based on existing ...
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Can you identify this antenna on a Cessna 172N?
Does anybody know what this antenna is used for? I suspect a glideslope antenna but I am not totally sure.
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What is this "stick" on top of Cessna 152's wing, and how does it work? [duplicate]
What is this device? What is it for? Seems that some variants have only one, while some others have two.
Added: As some have two, so what are they? The answers and comments have not explained which ...
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Why did this old Japan Nakajima J1N airplane use a Yagi rather than a parabolic antenna?
Picture source.
As per my understanding, a Yagi antenna is a directional antenna with limited gain, which it broadcasts or receives the microwave signal to and from the front side. It can only ...
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How much extra drag does an external HF antenna incur?
As seen in the picture, some older planes have external HF antennas that run from the fuselage to the tail. Have any studies found the wire to be a significant source of drag or is the difference ...
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Is this a type of navigation aid?
I saw this contraption on the southeast corner of Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, Martinsburg, WV (MRB). My first thought was this was some kind of NDB antenna but not sure.
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AWACS - what do these antennas do?
In a press release for a new Boeing "wingman" (BATS) drone being built in Australia, a closeup of this Australian AWACS flying in formation was provided. What would be some of the specific uses for ...
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What are the radio characteristics of communications between tower and aircraft?
I have a few questions on the types of antenna used for tower-aircraft comms.
What type of antennas are used today for tower-aircraft comms? Are they directional or omni-directional?
What's the ...
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How the Log Periodic Dipole Antenna of Localiser help in varying modulation depth?
Here Albert Helfrick speaks about 40% modulation depth for each tone in a localiser radio signal. However latest manuals of ILS manufacturers and google source speaks about 20% modulation depth, not ...
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Which antenna on an commercial airline airplane is used for the transponder (SSR)?
On the 767-200 image I see no SSR antenna, but since that TCAS uses the transponder I guess that are sharing the same antenna. Am I right ?]1
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How are antennas integrated into stealth aircraft?
In Hephaestus Aetnaean's answer to this question, it is mentioned that the F-117 had no radar detection equipment because at the time it was developed the designers had not figured out how to ...
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