Retractable forward looking radome for aircraft

Abstract

A retractable forward looking radome assembly which extends from a recess in the undersurface of the aircraft is provided for housing and protecting one or more radar systems and orienting the radar systems and radome wall for adequate transmission. The retractable forward looking radome may be adapted for housing a mm-wave imaging radar system or may house multiple radar systems. Depending upon the application, different radome wall designs may be used. In one embodiment, a retractable forward looking radome is provided which extends from the nose portion of an aircraft having a highly pointed nose, such as a supersonic airliner. In another embodiment, a retractable forward looking radome is provided which extends from and retracts into a larger nose radome. In another embodiment, a retractable forward looking radome is provided which extends from and retracts into the lower fuselage of an aircraft.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.