| US 7,589,683 B2 | ||
| Broadband blade antenna assembly | ||
| Patrick D. McKivergan, Londonderry, N.H. (US); and Court E. Rossman, Merrimack, N.H. (US) | ||
| Assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, N.H. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/579,370 PCT Filed Jul. 20, 2005, PCT No. PCT/US2005/025621 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Dec. 07, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/130159, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 07, 2006. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/608264, filed on Sep. 09, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0278388 A1, Nov. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01Q 1/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 343—708 [343/705] | 18 Claims |
| 1. An antenna integrated into the surfaces of an airfoil structure having a leading edge and opposed side surfaces tapered
rearwardly toward a trailing edge comprising:
a first metallized area extending about the a leading edge of the airfoil and along a majority portion of the side surfaces
of said airfoil;
a second metallized area extending about the a trailing edge of the airfoil and along a minority portion of the side surfaces
and spaced from said first metallized area by a first gap, said first gap being configured to provide a capacitive coupling
between said first and second metallized areas; and
a third metallized area disposed on a cap portion of the airfoil and spaced from said first metallized area by a second gap
and electrically connected in series with said first and second metallized areas and formed with at least one tuning gap extending
between the opposed side surfaces.
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