Lufthansa Technik has developed an antenna mounting system that allows satellite communication and direct broadcast satellite antennas to be integrated in a single installation on the widebody business jets - the Boeing Business Jet and the Airbus Corporate Jet. The new enlarged radome, mounted on the vertical stabiliser fin-top, provides space and weight and power savings, according to Lufthansa Technik.
Source: Flight International
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