AIR VEHICLE MOUNTED TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING EQUIPMENT

摘要

Disclosed is air vehicle mounted or mountable transmitting and/or receiving equipment (1) including a transmitting and/or receiving turret (7) allowing at least a forward field of view, said device being mounted or mountable on a fuselage (5) such that it extends away from the fuselage to which it is mounted; and a fairing (10) mounted to the fuselage adjacent said device at a rearward side of the device (10) for reducing aerodynamic drag, said fairing (10) being retractable by means of a electrically driven mechanism (20), to afford the device a rearward (arrow R), or more effective rearward, field of view for said transmitting and/or receiving.