Numerical solutions for the radiation patterns of aircraft antennas are evaluated. Designing and locating antennas in order to achieve the desired performance is discussed. The high frequency solutions presented in this report are based on fuselage antennas mounted on a general-type aircraft but applied specifically to the KC-135 aircraft. The roll and elevation plane patterns are computed for a monopole, axial slot, and circumferential slot mounted both over and forward of the wings. In each case the calculated patterns compare very favorably with the measured patterns. The precision pattern measurements were taken on a 1/25 scale model of the KC-135 aircraft at NASA (Langley, Virginia) with special emphasis on reducing the mount and background effects.


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    Title :

    A study of KC-135 aircraft antenna patterns


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1974-03-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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