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1. An aerial imaging system for high wing aircraft adapted for rapidly and removably coupling to an aircraft for the purpose of aerial imaging without structural changes to the aircraft, the system comprising, in combination:
A housing formed in a semi-cylindrical configuration, having an open top and a closed bottom with an interior cavity between the open top and closed bottom, the housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the open top having a front edge and a rear edge, the housing having a rear wall, the closed bottom formed with a centrally located port configured for imaging and at least one aperture, the port located centrally in the closed bottom of the housing, the port having a rectangular configuration; a flange formed integrally with the rear wall adjacent to the rear edge of the open top of the housing having a front section, an intermediate section and a tail section, the front section extending rearward from the rear wall adjacent to the rear edge of the open top forming a first ledge, the intermediate section adapted to fit over the top of a windowsill on an exterior door panel of an aircraft having a fixed high wing, the intermediate section of a thickness to allow for closure of the window, the tail being formed of an elongated vertical section parallel to the rear wall of the housing and adapted to slide along an interior edge of the door panel of the aircraft; and at least one suction cup adjacent to the closed bottom on the exterior surface of the rear wall couple the housing to the exterior surface of the door panel of the aircraft; an imaging device mount interior of the housing; and a lid formed to cover the open top. |
