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el_chester

What is this thing in this Airbus 380 picture?

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It’s a HF (High Frequency) antenna. This system is used to communicate and transmit data long distances to ground stations on test flights.

...or not. :P

(i had to ask someone who knows airplanes. i don't have a friggin clue)

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It's called a trailing cone, used in flight test to Measure Air speed. It helps validate the the ADC (air data computer) system. Used only larger aircraft. I work for Boeing, see them only in flight test

http://www.spaceagecontrol.com/trailing-cone.htm



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