Antenna cladding for aircraft

2:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein at least one of the connection fittings has at least one degree of freedom relative to a respectively associated one of the fuselage fittings in a plane of the adapter plate, and
• wherein the at least one degree of freedom is predefined or selectively fixed.

3:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein at least one connection fitting is designed to fasten a bolt, which is guided through the associated fuselage fitting on both sides, and
• wherein the fastening on both sides has a degree of freedom in a direction perpendicular to a bolt fixed thereto in a plane of the adapter plate.

4:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein at least one of the recesses or a free space of one of the inserts provided for receiving a connector is rectangular.

5:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein the radome fuselage cladding is dome-shaped at two opposite ends and is designed to be curved in regions lying in between the two opposite ends, and
• wherein the radome fuselage cladding is independently dimensionally stable.

6:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 5,
• wherein the radome fuselage cladding is fastened to the adapter plate with angle elements, one leg of an angle element, of the angle elements, being connected to the radome fuselage cladding and another leg of the angle element being connected to the adapter plate.

7:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 6,
• wherein in order to compensate for manufacturing or assembly tolerances, the individual angle elements are each selected in a suitable manner from a set of differently configured angle elements or are variably adaptable during assembly.

8:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein one or more stiffening elements, which stiffen the adapter plate and/or support the radome cover, is arranged on the adapter plate.

9:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein the antenna cladding has a length of 2.5 to 3.0 m, or a width of 0.7 to 1.5 m, or a height of less than 30 cm.

10:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein positions of the recesses or a configuration of the connection fittings is selected such that the adapter plate is fastenable to fuselage fittings according to one of ARINC 791 or ARINC 792 standards.

11:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein the adapter plate is a fiber composite plate in a sandwich construction, with carbon fiber epoxy layers and a foam core.

12:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein the inserts, the connection fittings, or the angle elements are made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel or by bolts that are attached to the adapter plate.

13:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 7,
• wherein the individual angle elements are each variably adaptable during assembly by means of bolt leadthrough openings produced only during the assembly.

14:

• The antenna cladding according to claim 1,
• wherein the antenna cladding has a length of 2.8 m, a width of 1.1 m, and a height of less than 22 cm.