AIRCRAFT ANTENNA ARRAY Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC H01Q21/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aircraft phased array. Proposed array comprises n irradiators secured on aircraft wing tip front wall closed by detachable domes and n active microwave devices with I/Os connected with appropriate radiators and O/Is connected with I/Os of adder circuit. For this, vertical polarisation radiators are arranged in plane perpendicular to wing front edge transverse axis while adder circuit and active microwave elements are secured in compartments of either moving or stationary wing tip between structural crosswise baffles. Aforesaid compartments with microwave elements and adder circuit may be coated from inside by material absorbing radio waves. Active microwave elements and adder circuit are secured in wing tip by adapted brackets mounted on wing tip crosswise structural baffles.

EFFECT: perfected design, reduced heat loads on active microwave elements, better shielding of wing tip defecting compartments.

3 cl, 2 dwg