As the relative phase between the waves changes, the wave fronts (or peaks) swing to one side or the other. Try redrawing my diagram with the waves shifted a little and then join the peaks up, you will see a change in angle. I hope that helps (dredged from memory 44 years ago!)
Radar phasing
If my picture comes up, on the left you will see two transmitting dipoles. The wavy lines are the signals, and they are out of phase (the peaks are not vertically in line with each other). The dotted line passes through the peaks, and since they are not vertically aligned, the beam is tilted, in this case upwards.
I hope you can see my diagram, otherwise I’ll have to try uploading it some other way!
This is how the Halifax looked in February 2004 . . .
Thanks, Flood, that was quick!
I suspected it was an anti-flash scheme, and also suspect that the one Spicer mentioned was at Culdrose was a different aircraft, possibly a prototype, although I don’t remember an all-white Buccaneer other than this style here.
Quick response
Thanks, Steve and airtanker, I’ve had years of practice as a technical author which I think have also trained my memory, so when I think I know the answer it doesn’t take me long to find it!
Just one Valiant, the second prototype WB215 was entered for the race. Long range 1645 Imerial gallon fuel tanks were fitted under each wing and uprated Avons awere installed, along with some navigational equipment changes. This resulted in this aircraft receiving a new Type number, Vickers 709. Mainly because Valiants had not had tropical trials, it was withdrawn by the Air Ministry.
Source: Modern Combat Aircraft 11, Robert Jackson
Oops! lost it on the resize! Sorry!
Kev, I have taken the liberty of tweaking your Heathrow picture a bit and hope that you can see wys at his computer now!
Most dielectric panels cover aerials (antennae) of various kinds, since dielectric is transparent to high frequency radio and radar waves (I learned that in 1959!). They may be transmitting or receiving.
“commonly found”
I can’t find any others anywhere!
google, please can you either give us a picture or a link to one?
and another from the same site, looks like some fancy paint scheme rather than dielectric!
Here’s a pic from http://www.duffeyk.fsnet.co.uk/su-30mkk.htm in primer, no horizontal bands at all!
This is the tail of the Rafale B (from Air International June 2003).
Are you referring perhaps to :
109 Forward ECM transmitting antenna
110 SPECTRA ECM housing
111 Laser warning receiver
114 Rear position light
115 Aft SPECTRA radar warning receiver antenna
by any chance?
I remember seeing an interview on TV once about display pilot monitoring. Someone being interviewed said that there were monitors among the crowd, not in the tower, and if they saw something about a display that they were not happy with, they could contact the tower immediately by cellphone or walkie-talkie presumably, and order the display to be terminated. If that is true, are these monitors present at all displays? It was something to do with being licensed to fly displays.
Thank you very much, Arthur, you are a veritable mine of information!