a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
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radome
How to use radome in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for radome.
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They could be phased array under a radome.
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Quick take
a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for radome.
noun
a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
Example sentences
They could be phased array under a radome.
The Brits have a radome on the roof [1] and the Americans are reported to have hidden equipment behind fake walls [2][3].
What impact does the "radome" have on aerodynamics and fuel efficiency?
Any good stories or discoveries?I seem to remember a funny video on YouTube where a tech opened a radome and a metric ton of acorns fell out. I'd pull it up, but I'm on mobile.
And your own link disputes your point:> The Boeing 737 NG series are fitted with pitot probes mounted on the left and right of the fuselage just aft of the radome.
Can't you bounce radar off the radome at a distance to reverse engineer the interior reflector's positioning?
A drone could probably do a number on a radome or pitot tube as well, which wouldn't cause a terrible situation but an expensive fix.* My friend who is a drone hobbiest has told me several stories of his drone "falling out of the sky" due to improper battery management.
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How do you use radome in a sentence?
They could be phased array under a radome.
What does radome mean?
a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
What part of speech is radome?
radome is commonly used as noun.