A340-500/600 nose L/G !!!
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From: sudan
A340-500/600 nose L/G !!!
hey folks
can anyone tells us what the red box which circled with yellow circle in the pic bellow is for ? & what they call it ? & what is wrote in the top of the box ?
thnx
can anyone tells us what the red box which circled with yellow circle in the pic bellow is for ? & what they call it ? & what is wrote in the top of the box ?
thnx
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From: Andalucia
It is 100% a glide slope antenna.
A guess but prior to gear down they probably use one in the Radome, and switch to this one for more precise tracking during Automatic Landing gear down.
The 747 does something similar if I recall, 'capture antenna' under the Radome and 'Track' Antenna, again if I recall, leading edge of the undercarriage doors, not quite so visible !
A guess but prior to gear down they probably use one in the Radome, and switch to this one for more precise tracking during Automatic Landing gear down.
The 747 does something similar if I recall, 'capture antenna' under the Radome and 'Track' Antenna, again if I recall, leading edge of the undercarriage doors, not quite so visible !
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From: Sweden
Not all 747s have the capture antennas behind the radomes. The -300 and -400s I've worked on do but at least some earlier aircraft have them in the nose gear doors. I remember spending quite some time playing with a snag on a -200 several years ago.
Last edited by Avionker; 9th July 2012 at 21:52.
