[Milsurplus] Trailing Wire Antenna Query
w4thq at cox.net
w4thq at cox.net
Mon Apr 15 19:54:27 EDT 2013
Most all of the USN aircraft that I worked on at the Pensacola Navy Museum had the RL-42 reel.
The wire was braided copper, probably 350 ft. long with lead weight at the end.
Johnny, W4THQ
---- Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
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Taigh wrote:
> Our 1945 Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon used a Navy MT-5 manual reel and I
> believe that most pure navy aircraft did too.
> Here is a good shot of one in what I believe is a Buccaneer
> http://aussiemodeller.com.au/Images/History/Lang_Vengeance/109.-Cockpit-LH-Rear_V.jpg
Well, no one has better credentials than you, but...that shows a
Bendix *commercial model* MT-5E reel...nothing of distinctly USN
(or even military) pedigree.
I'd be hesitant to expect that this commercial gear was in many USN
aircraft types. I've seen quite a number of WWII USN aircraft photos
that show the BC-461/RL-42. For example, Mike Hanz has an excellent set
of photos of a 1944 PB4Y-2 aircraft radio installation in which the
BC-461 is shown at the radio operator's position:
http://aafradio.org/sidebar/PB4Y2_Line_Maintenance_Manual.html
But still, it would be interesting to know what the USN used before
adopting (apparently) the BC-461/RL-42 trailing wire.
Mike / KK5F
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