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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Daniel Patrick Coughlin, Torrance, CA (US);
Allen John Lockyer, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Michael David Durham, Ventura, CA (US);
Kevin Herman Alt, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Peter Lacombe, Torrance, CA (US);
Jayanth Nandalke Kudva, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Keith Alan Olsen, Lakewood, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A structural endcap antenna for a vertical tail of an aircraft. The endcap antenna comprises an outer skin having an inner surface and an antenna element disposed adjacent to the inner surface of the outer skin. The antenna element is in electrical communication with an RF signal source. Disposed adjacent to the antenna element is an inner support structure electrically bonded thereto. The antenna element and the inner support structure are excited by the RF signal source and provide structural support to the endcap antenna.