Patent ID: 9114867
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B64C,B64D,G03B

Abstract:
1. Equipment for at least one of transmitting and receiving configured for mounting to an intermediate portion of an air vehicle fuselage, said intermediate portion of said air vehicle fuselage includes, when viewed fore to aft, an underside having a substantially linear initial portion, a further substantially linear aft portion which is lower than said initial portion, and said intermediate portion being between said initial and aft portions, such that said initial portion will be forward of said equipment when mounted, and said aft portion will be aft of said at least one of transmitting and receiving equipment when mounted, said at least one of transmitting and receiving equipment comprising, in combination: a device for at least one of transmitting and receiving, having at least a forward field of view, said device being configured for mounting at said intermediate portion such that said device will extend away from said fuselage; and a fairing component separate from said fuselage and separate from said device for at least one of transmitting and receiving, configured to be pivotally mountable to said fuselage at said intermediate portion adjacent said device at a rearward side of said device for reducing aerodynamic drag, said fairing being retractable, collapsible or repositionable in flight to afford said device a rearward, or more effective rearward, field of view for said at least one of transmitting and receiving.