Assertion: radome | /r/CapableOf | say transparent portion
Facets:
value: in an aircraft
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In an aircraft having a body comprising a fuselage, wings and empennage the combination of, a radome arranged at the exterior of the body, the radome being of circular horizontal cross section and of bi-convex vertical cross section to have a circular peripheral edge and convex upper and lower surfaces, the radome including a portion substantially transparent to electro magnetic energy, an antenna array within the radome facing said transparent portion and being fixed relative thereto, means mounting the radome and antenna array on said body for rotation as a unit about an axis sub stantially normal to the direction of flight and substantially concentric with said circular edge, and means in said body for rotating the radome and antenna array at a substantially constant rate to scan a 360 degree sector of space.