Y'all are saying they're VOR antennas, but, that's kinda missing an interesting and relevant point about why it's different, which is not because it's VOR.
Marker beacon antenna is normally a separate unit on the bottom of the aircraft. There's a horizontal stab under that nav antenna, doesn't do much good for reception of ground stations that transmit in a narrow vertical fan.
Not saying you're wrong, but the actual most interesting thing about the blade style VOR antenna is that they don't try to attack you when you have to climb a ladder to work on the top of the rudder/v. stab the way whip/rabbit ear style VOR antenna do.
I'll need to do some digging into this but polarization is an important factor with the VOR signal and not so critical with communication. The fin type antenna will give more precise readings than a whip would during level/stable flight.
It’s possible to go through the ratings quickly, at one flight school, with one set of airplanes, and not see a diversity of different planes and equipment. My guess is that that’s what’s happened here.
Yes. I’ve only done training and ops with aircraft in the typical backwards V VOR antennas. Today was my first 182 flight and my check instructor didn’t know so I turned to the POH, Google, and finally reddit.
They are weird looking, I actually have two antenna wires sticking out at 45 degree angles forward. The usually is slanted backward. Im always thinking I’m gonna skewer something. The other style is the so called towel rack
its an antenna, what it does no clue, but some planes have that and others have two wire antennas, sticking out 45 degrees rearward on both sides of the tail
VOR antenna.
What’s a VOR antennae for? Non pilot here, just curious
Is better rudder authority a possible byproduct of placing the antenna there?
This:
Wow an airplane part that’s less than $500. Holy smokes!
Fairwater diving planes.
I think you're doing seaplanes wrong
One. Ping. Only.
This guy subs.
VOR antennas could be my first guess, but I could be wrong.
You could be, but this time you are not.
Y'all are saying they're VOR antennas, but, that's kinda missing an interesting and relevant point about why it's different, which is not because it's VOR.
Marker beacon antenna is normally a separate unit on the bottom of the aircraft. There's a horizontal stab under that nav antenna, doesn't do much good for reception of ground stations that transmit in a narrow vertical fan.
Not saying you're wrong, but the actual most interesting thing about the blade style VOR antenna is that they don't try to attack you when you have to climb a ladder to work on the top of the rudder/v. stab the way whip/rabbit ear style VOR antenna do.
I'll need to do some digging into this but polarization is an important factor with the VOR signal and not so critical with communication. The fin type antenna will give more precise readings than a whip would during level/stable flight.
I thought the glide slope signal was just a localizer signal turned on it's side? And localizer was 90 and 150 MHz?
https://tenor.com/8bim.gif
It's also a very aerodynamic shape at the same time as being wideband - a useful characteristic!
backup elevator
Does the added lift from placing the antenna there assist against Left-turning-tendency?
Wrong axis
Here you are:
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Steps
That’s the afterburner
Damn, and here I was hoping it was the mythical flux capacitor found in the wild...
Trying not to be an asshole... you're a CFII asking this?
Just a reddit CFII, not an FAA.
Us instructors don’t know everything ya know. It’s a good thing he’s asking and trying to find out from people who do.
It’s possible to go through the ratings quickly, at one flight school, with one set of airplanes, and not see a diversity of different planes and equipment. My guess is that that’s what’s happened here.
To be fair, I'm a CFI and I've never seen a VOR antenna like this one.
Better to ask and find out than be quiet and never know.
Sure were all thinking this but does this really contribute anything?
Yes. I’ve only done training and ops with aircraft in the typical backwards V VOR antennas. Today was my first 182 flight and my check instructor didn’t know so I turned to the POH, Google, and finally reddit.
They are weird looking, I actually have two antenna wires sticking out at 45 degree angles forward. The usually is slanted backward. Im always thinking I’m gonna skewer something. The other style is the so called towel rack
You should see the scimitar antennas (NASA put some on the Apollo.)
VOR
if you want to know the rest
Dobutful. Probably less drag from the antennas though.
its an antenna, what it does no clue, but some planes have that and others have two wire antennas, sticking out 45 degrees rearward on both sides of the tail
Dorsal fin stabilizer, acts like a vortex
Isn’t it a TAB ? Some planes tend to deviate and they put a tab there to compensate
What’s a TAB?