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What is the main advantage of microstrip antennas for aircraft and missiles?

  • A.They give higher gain than any other antenna of the same aperture size
  • B.They tolerate very high temperatures better than metal horns do
  • C.They need no feed network because the skin carries the excitation
  • D.They are flat and conform to the surface without adding drag

Answer: D

A patch is a few millimetres thick and can be bonded to or recessed into a skin, adding essentially no drag and surviving the mechanical environment. That is why printed antennas displaced protruding structures on airframes. Gain is that of any aperture of the same size, temperature tolerance is a substrate limitation rather than an advantage, and a feed network is certainly required. Choosing an antenna for how it fits the vehicle, not only for its pattern, is often the deciding consideration.

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