Patent ID: 9608321
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. A radome for an aircraft, the radome comprising: a shell having a front end and an aft end, the shell forming an outer surface of an enclosure when mounted on an aircraft, the enclosure being sized and shaped to house a first radio antenna and a second radio antenna, and wherein the shell includes a first portion forming a transmission window and a second portion forming a reception window, the first portion having a reduced radio signal attenuation property for a radio signal having a transmission frequency when compared to the second portion and the second portion having a reduced radio signal attenuation property for a radio signal having a reception frequency when compared to the first portion, the radio signal transmission frequency and the radio signal reception frequency being different frequencies, wherein the first portion is located towards the front end of the shell and the second portion is located aft of the first portion; and wherein the first portion and the second portion are joined by a cross bridge having a plurality of support posts extending downward, away from an inner surface of the shell, the support posts maintaining clearance from a mounting assembly during radome impacts.