VEHICLE HAVING A CERAMIC RADOME AFFIXED THERETO BY A COMPLIANT METALLIC ' T' - FLEXURE ELEMENT

摘要

A vehicle having a ceramic radome (21), comprising: (a) a vehicle body (22) having an opening (42) therein; (b) the ceramic radome sized to cover the opening of the vehicle body; and (c) an attachment structure (44) joining the radome to the vehicle body to cover the opening, the attachment structure comprising (1) a compliant metallic " T" - flexure element (46) disposed structurally between the radome and the vehicle body, the compliant metallic " T" - flexure element being an integral part of the vehicle body and formed as a part thereof, (2) a niobium-containing washer (47) disposed structurally between the compliant metallic " T" - flexure element and the radome (21), (3) a first attachment (54) between the radome and the niobium-containing washer (47), and (4) a second attachment (58) between the metallic " T" - flexure element and the niobium-containing washer. 1988 ז' באב התשס" ד - July 25, 2004