Title :
Full scale aircraft antenna measurements at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Newport Measurement Facility
Author_Institution :
Rome Res. Site, Air Force Res. Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the Air Force Research Laboratory, Newport Antenna Measurement Facility. The facility provides on-aircraft antenna pattern, isolation and system level measurements. A variety of full size, tower mounted airframes are available for cost effective, high accuracy aircraft antenna evaluations without in-flight testing.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; aircraft testing; antenna testing; laboratories; military aircraft; military communication; test facilities; Air Force Research Laboratory; Newport Antenna Measurement Facility; full scale aircraft antenna measurements; full size airframes; isolation measurement; on-aircraft antenna pattern measurement; system level measurements; tower mounted airframes; Aerospace electronics; Antenna measurements; Electronic countermeasures; Force measurement; Laboratories; Loaded antennas; Military aircraft; Phase measurement; Poles and towers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959531
