Assertion: radome | /r/CapableOf | mean in the body
Facets:
value: for rotating the radome
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In an aircraft having a body comprising a fuselage, Wings and empennage the combination of, a disc shaped radome arranged at the exterior of the body to have its maximum diameter generally parallel to the direction of flight, the radome including an electromagnetic energy reflective metal major wall portion having a high strength to weight ratio and a second portion constructed of material substantially transparent to high frequency electromagnetic energy having a low strength to Weight ratio as compared with that of the major wallportion, an antenna fixed Within the radome and arranged to look through said second portion, means supporting the radome and antenna on the body for rotation as a unit about the central axis of the radome generally normal to the plane defined by the peripheral edge thereof, and means in the body for rotating the radome and antenna as a unit at a substantially constant rate to scan a full 360 degree sector of space.