Methods and apparatus for optical propagation improvement system

An aircraft for facilitating transmission of a directed energy beam from a directed energy device coupled to said aircraft, said aircraft comprising:

• a fuselage;
• and
• an aircraft turret and fairing assembly for facilitating transmission of a directed energy beam from a directed energy device, said aircraft turret and fairing assembly comprising:
• a turret section for directing the energy beam;
• a fairing section aft of and adjacent to said turret section, each of said turret section and said aft fairing section coupled to at least a portion of said fuselage;
• and
• at least one sensor for detecting air speed of the aircraft and air pressure,
• wherein said turret section and said aft fairing section are configured and positioned relative to one another to direct airflow for generating an aeroacoustic resonance within a desired frequency range in an area aft of said turret section.

A method of assembling an aircraft turret and fairing assembly for housing an aircraft-borne directed energy system configured to generate and transmit a directed energy beam, said method comprising:

• coupling a turret section to at least a portion of an aircraft fuselage;
• coupling an aft fairing section to at least a portion of the aircraft fuselage, the aft fairing section positioned aft of and adjacent to the turret section;
• housing a directed energy device within the turret section;
• and
• coupling at least one sensor for detecting air speed of the aircraft and at least one of air pressure and optic aberrations to at least a portion of at least one of the turret section, the aft fairing section, and the aircraft fuselage,
• wherein the turret section and the aft fairing section are configured and positioned relative to one another to direct airflow for generating an aeroacoustic resonance within a desired frequency range in an area aft of the turret section.