DISTRESS BEACON INTEGRATED IN THE VERTICAL TAILPLANE OF AN AIRCRAFT

摘要

The vertical tailplane of the aircraft is equipped with a distress beacon. The floatability of the vertical tailplane is taken advantage of in order to keep the distress beacon on the surface of the water in the case of an accident caused by a forced landing on the sea.

主权项

1. A vertical tailplane of an aircraft, comprising:
a distress beacon, a housing for receiving the distress beacon, closed by a radome forming an aerodynamic surface transparent to the waves likely to the transmitted by the beacon, said housing being hermetically sealed and maintained at a predefined internal pressure.