Abstract:
AN ANTENNA ARRAY FOR USE IN AN AIRCRAFT, ADAPTED TO ALLOW NAVIGATION TO BE EFFECTED BY REFERENCE TO TWO FIXED POINTS IN SPACE WHICH MAY BE OUTSIDE THE EARTH''S ATMOSPHERE, COMPRISING TWO DUAL LATERAL ANTENNAS, ONE DUALANTENNA FOR EACH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, EACH ANTENNA INCORPORATING A TRANSMISSION SECTION AND A RECEIVING SECTION, WHICH SECTIONS ARE FIXED RELATIVE TO THE AIRCRAFT, MEANS BEING PROVIDED WHEREBY THE RADIO BEAMS EMITTED (AND RECEIVED) BY SAID ANTENNAS ARE CAPABLE OF ORIENTATION BY VIRTUE OF ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNIQUES, TOWARDS THE RESPECTIVE FIXED POINTS OF REFERENCE.
Abstract:
A structure for a three-plate circuit which includes a diode which must be connected to ground by a capacitor, the latter being formed of two capacities each constituted by the metallization of a supporting plate, a small plate made of Mylar and a metal plate. Application to structure in which the diodes are easily removable.