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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1969
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore H Lehman, Las Cruces, NM (US);
William P Manning, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell International Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ; B64G / ; B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
342-3 ; 2441 / ; 244121 ;
Abstract
A radar attenuator shield for a space vehicle is described having an open shell of radar attenuating material presenting a smooth external surface on one side and open on the opposite side in the general shape of a bathtub. The space vehicle is ensconced within the open side for minimizing radar echo. In a preferred embodiment the external surface of the radar attenuator shield is in the form of a semi-cylinder with one-fourth of a sphere at each end thereof.