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[Zishelix]

It seems you're right:



http://www.janes.com/article/29173/n...les-two-su-25s...

[Savoia]

SA341G F-GOSO as seen at Stapleford Aerodrome on 12th September 2004 (Photo: Mick Bajcar) ...

[Zishelix]

Any idea what kind of antennas are on these UK Army & RAF Gazelles?



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[Zishelix]

Btw, F-GOSO was EC-EQU before and YU-HES after



Still with MW Helicopters (as far as I'm aware)...

[Savoia]

Thanks for the background on F-GOSO.

Re: Gazelle antennas .. I'm not entirely sure but I suspect one of the 'fin' style types (mounted on...

[xbdt]

Regarding antennas:

- under Belly (mostly oval): ADF
- under middle of tail boom (large fin shape): VHF
- inside tail boom (or...

[Savoia]

Well done XB!

Zis, based on XB's comments I am assuming the following:

A - VHF Antenna
B - HF/SSB Aerial (The 'fin' is...

[xbdt]

There are so many variants so it is difficult to tell from a picture sometimes.

V-shape antenna would be the VOR.

Not sure what...

[Savoia]

Yes, indeed.



The arm (fin) used to support the HF aerial/wire. There is another one just behind the horizontal stabiliser...

[Zishelix]

Very helpful!



You mean this one?



So this is probably the same but another variant?

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[xbdt]

Fist picture is indeed ADF (HA-LFA by the way).

Second picture is a VOR antenna.

[Zishelix]

Very good... and what about these ones?



Take a note of this tail antenna! I think it should be in connection with IFR equippment...

[xbdt]

F-GEQA is G-OGAZ these days:



These aircraft are 40 years old; so many people worked on these and made so many mods that it...

[Zishelix]

Indeed, it's also a challenge to track the history of each airframe.

Re: "might be homing antenna", here's another view:...

[Savoia]

I found it a little difficult to define the shape of the antenna, the mounting arrangement seems a little different. I am tempted to say that it coul...