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Are These Antennas Beside The Runway?  
User currently offlineMr Spaceman From Canada, joined Mar 2001, 2777 posts, RR: 18
Posted (8 years 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2059 times:

Hi guys.

In this photo you can see many thin red antenna like objects on red stands to the left of the runway. They appear to be about 2 or 3 feet high and are in the foreground of the photo, ahead of the JAL MD-11 that's taking off.

Are these red objects antennas? If they are, what are they for?

I've never seen objects like this beside a runway before. I've only ever seen runway visual range (RVR) sensors, PAPI & VASI lights, and ILS Glideslope antennas (which are up on a tower) beside a runway.


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User currently offlineAvt007 From Canada, joined Jul 2000, 2131 posts, RR: 6
Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2010 times:

I`m not sure what those are, but that is one nice picture! Good framing, focus, very sharp.

User currently offlineDoug_Or From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3038 posts, RR: 4
Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2010 times:

My wild guess is that they're to keep birds away. There appears to be metalic streamers between them, which are effective at keeping birds away from blurberry bushes. Thats just a completely wild guess, though, I'd be interested to know what other think, or better yet, know.


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User currently offlineKerberos From Canada, joined Apr 2004, 119 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1916 times:

Could they have something to do with detecting wind shear?


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User currently offlineXFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3695 posts, RR: 36
Reply 4, posted (8 years 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1915 times:

Well since no one else knows.... I'm going to preface this by saying i have no clue, but will put my guess into the hat as glideslope transmitters?


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User currently offlineL-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 28959 posts, RR: 66
Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1888 times:

I am guessing Gulideslope antenni also.

But that is just a guess. They seem to be in the right place for it.

They could also be the mounting rails for a PAPI but I don't see any lamps on them.


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User currently offlineFRASYD From Germany, joined Mar 2004, 176 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (8 years 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1673 times:

Glideslope transmitters are on poles, definitely...

But to me it looks like a T-VASI.. Somebody from Zurich should state, if Zurich has a T-VASI or a PAPI-system!



User currently offlineTFJamie From Iceland, joined Mar 2004, 118 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (8 years 19 hours ago) and read 1535 times:

My vote goes to VASIs or rails for them. Glideslope antennae look wildly different, at least those I've seen during my job in airport construction. Glideslopes definitely are on poles.

User currently offlineFLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1352 times:

Here is another picture, I searched the 465 pictures this photographer took, and found only one that shows the exact same place!!! Not worth all the time I wasted!!!


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There were some similar pics , around 6, that are shot from the same place but seem to be centered on an area slightly aft of these objects, and there are still some other strange things pointing up of the ground.

This is the best one of those.


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User currently offlineAirtractor From Canada, joined Apr 2004, 26 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1274 times:

Thats a good question. They don't appear to be approach slope lights of anykind, but they do look very similar to the "Runway Visual Range" array used at many airports.

Just a thought.


Kev.


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