Radio frequency shielding system

A system for shielding an aircraft from electromagnetic energy, the system comprising:

• a fuselage providing an electrically conductive envelope;
• an aperture disposed in the fuselage;
• a window mounting mounted in the aperture of and conductively coupled to the fuselage, the window mounting including:
• a window pane having an electromagnetically-reflective coating for reflecting electromagnetic energy, the window pane remaining electrically isolated from the fuselage prior to the electromagnetic energy exceeding a frequency of approximately 1 GHz;
• and
• a capacitive gasket capacitively coupling the window pane to the fuselage after the frequency of the electromagnetic energy reflected by the window pane exceeds approximately 1 GHz.

An aircraft, comprising:

• a fuselage providing an electrically conductive envelope;
• an aperture disposed in the fuselage;
• a window mounting mounted in the aperture of and conductively coupled to the fuselage, the window mounting including:
• an outer window pane having an electromagnetically-reflective coating for reflecting electromagnetic energy, the outer window pane remaining electrically isolated from the fuselage prior to the electromagnetic energy exceeding a frequency of approximately 1 GHz;
• and
• a capacitive gasket capcaitively coupling the outer window pane to the fuselage after the frequency of the electromagnetic energy reflected by the outer window pane exceeds approximately 1 GHz;
• and
• an electronically dimmable inner window.