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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Allen A. Arata, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided an aircraft which can minimize its radar signature emission. Such aircraft comprises a fuselage having a lower fuselage portion. An internal fuselage cavity is defined within the lower fuselage portion and contains all landing gears and bombs therein. Moreover, a cavity-enclosing door is engaged to the lower fuselage portion. This specific cavity-enclosing door may form a closed position relative to the internal fuselage cavity to enclose all of the landing gears and bombs therein. In this respect, enclosure of all of the landing gears and bombs solely through the cavity-enclosing door may minimize the radar signature emission from the fuselage.