Bombardier Inc.
ANTENNA/RADOME ASSEMBLY

Abstract:

An assembly for an aircraft having a radome configured to be integrated into an upper vertical stabilizer, a first and second reflector positioned within an inner cross-sectional width of the radome, and an antenna positioning system. The first and second reflectors each respectively have a first and second surface area and each are respectively coupled to a first and second telescoping arm configured to move in a vertical direction. Each reflector is configured to focus radio waves. The antenna positioning system is configured to: (i) rotate the first and second reflectors about respective vertical axes and (ii) raise the first antenna reflector to a first antenna position while lowering the second antenna reflector to a second antenna position such that the second antenna reflector avoids shading the first antenna reflector from the radio waves.