The Boeing Company

Brian L Muench

Jonathan David Embler

Thomas R Pinney

Vann Heng

Michael J Best

Holly M O'Brien

Robert A DiChiara

Robert A Dichiara

In a first example, a radome includes a shell including 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. The radome also includes a fluid impervious coating on the shell. In a second example, a vehicle includes a main body, the radome, and an attachment assembly that couples the radome to the main body. In a third example, a method includes forming a shell comprising a ceramic matrix composite using a wet layup process, applying a fluid impervious coating onto the shell, and curing the shell and the fluid impervious coating.

Radome with ceramic matrix composite

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Brian L Muench