Optimization of radome and satellite antenna for large commercial aircraft 2

• Main Author: Asim Ali.
• Other Authors: Sutthiphong Srigrarom
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aerodynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15656
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This report looks at the aerodynamics of a pea-shaped belly mounted radome on a commercial aircraft, looking to optimise the position for best control and flight characteristics. Testing was performed on a commercial plastic model of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft of scale 1:144. The radome was glued...