Integral antenna winglet

摘要

Disclosed is a winglet radome assembly, which can include at least one antenna assembly that can send and receive signals, such as radio waves. Some implementations of the winglet radome assembly can be secured to a wing of an aircraft, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. In addition, the winglet radome assembly can be configured to secure to a distal end of the wing and can be securely adapted to a variety of aircraft.

主权项

1. A winglet radome apparatus, comprising:
an aerodynamic body configured to securely mate to a distal end of a wing of an aircraft, wherein the body comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, a lower skin that extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge and defines a bottom surface of the body, and an upper skin that extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge and defines an upper surface of the body, and wherein the entire body is made entirely out of a material that allows uninterrupted transmission of a wireless signal through the material; an antenna assembly enclosed within the body and configured to at least one of send the wireless signal to or receive the wireless signal from at least one location outside the body, the antenna assembly including a grounding element that enables the antenna assembly to ground to at least the wing of the aircraft.