Airplane configured with a moveable disk structure

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1984-03-05

1987-05-05

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Load accommodation

244 36, 343708, B64C 136

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046625887

ABSTRACT:
A delta-wing and a tapered-wing planform are combined and result in an airplane which does not require a tail assembly or a fuselage and which provides a means to resolve the conflicting requirements for large circular aperture payload space and low drag, high endurance flight. The invention consists of a flying machine with a moveable disk structure which enables a suitable circular aperture phased array antenna system to be operated either within the wing envelope or in a vertical position so that multiple narrow pencil beams can be electronically steered in opposite directions from the airplane. The location of the antenna with respect to the wing structure is such that it can operate with a corporate-fed array in the horizontal position and/or a space-fed array in the vertical position.

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patent: 3049320 (1962-08-01), Fletcher
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patent: 3656164 (1972-04-01), Rempt

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