What is this antenna for?

[guclu]

Hi all,

last time at KJFK I realized a different antenna on the top of the fuselage of a Lufthansa 340. It is greater than SATCOM antenna but this aircraft already had a SATCOM antenna on top of the fuselage near the front. This new antenna is on the top of the fuselage but at a place where the wing trailing edge meets the fuselage. This antenna is bigger than the SATCOM antenna.

Thanks in advance.

[Jerboa]

Guclu,

Sounds like it may be for Internet. I believe LH are installing this on a lot of there aircraft. I think they might call the system 'Flynet' .
No doubt somebody will correct me but this is my best guess.

[ferrydude]

most likely a Connexion by Boeing internet
antenna

[guclu]

Thank you.

I thought it is some kind of thing like that. But I thought it was for newly mobile phone usage within the airplane. I heard of new technology on Airbus aircraft for mobile phone usage . I thought this antenna for it.

So it is for internet. OK. Thank you.


regards,

guclu

[PAXboy]

I think that you will find the announcement of mobile/cell phones onboard by using a pico-cell is just that - an announcement. Not expected to be working for a while.

[SMOC]

As ferrydude said it's probably connexion by Boeing , you can see a pic of an ANA 777-300ER with it here:

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/photorelease/q2/pr_050428j.html

http://www.boeing.com/connexion/flash.html

SMOC

[lomapaseo]

So then Boeing actually makes products for Airbus A340 aircraft?

[Jerboa]

For those interested take a look at www.flynet.lufthansa.com

[guclu]

Thanks all.

Know I know what it is for !

:ok: