Title :
Radio-Frequency Current Distributions on Aircraft Structures
Author :
Granger, J.V.N. ; Morita, T.
Author_Institution :
Formerly, Cruft Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; now, Aircraft Radiation Systems Laboratory, Stanford Research Institute, Stanford, Calif.
Abstract :
A method for the experimental determination of the distribution of radio-frequency current on the metal surface of an aircraft mounting a transmitting antenna is described. Plots of the amplitude and phase of the current excited on various types of air frames by typical medium-high-frequency antennas are presented and compared qualitatively with the results obtained from quasi-static arguments.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Antenna measurements; Conductors; Current density; Current distribution; Current measurement; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Radio frequency; Transmitting antennas;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1951.273716
