US 11,901,619 B2
Radome with ceramic matrix composite
Michael J. Best, Chicago, IL (US); Robert A. DiChiara, Chicago, IL (US); Brian L. Muench, Chicago, IL (US); Vann Heng, Chicago, IL (US); Jonathan D. Embler, Chicago, IL (US); Thomas R. Pinney, Chicago, IL (US); and Holly M. O'Brien, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,238.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198137 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/42 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/42 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radome comprising:
a shell comprising a ceramic matrix composite, the shell forming a first hole at a forward end of the shell and a second hole at an aft end of the shell;
a fluid impervious coating on the shell;
an annular component configured to be attached to a vehicle at the aft end of the shell via a first fastener received through a third hole of the annular component; and
a bipod component comprising:
a joint that is attached via a second fastener to the shell forward of the annular component;
a first leg extending aft from the joint, wherein the first leg is adjoined to the annular component; and
a second leg extending aft from the joint, wherein the second leg is adjoined to the annular component.