Farquharson, GordonGal, Tamas2014-04-302014-04-302014Gal_washington_0250O_12815.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/25479Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2014The design of an aerodynamically efficient antenna is considered for an airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The requirements for the antenna are derived from the desired performance of the radar, and practical considerations for mounting antennas on a small aircraft. The design and the performance of the antenna is presented.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.antenna design; conformal antenna; microstrip patch antenna array; remote sensingElectrical engineeringelectrical engineeringThesis