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A radar scanner unit for an airborne early warning system comprises an aerodynamic radome pod (1) pivotally mounted on a pylon (2) which is in turn pivotally mounted on a framework (19). The pod (1) can be retracted towards the framework (19) and the unit can be bodily fitted via a standard cargo lo

A radar scanner unit for an airborne early warning system comprises an aerodynamic radome pod (1) pivotally mounted on a pylon (2) which is in turn pivotally mounted on a framework (19). The pod (1) can be retracted towards the framework (19) and the unit can be bodily fitted via a standard cargo loading aperture into the fuselage of an aircraft. In flight, the pod (1) can be deployed from and retracted into the aircraft fuselage via the cargo-loading aperture, doors (3) being arranged to fit round the pylon (2) when the pod (1) is deployed.

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A radar scanner unit mounted in an aircraft having an elongated fuselage including means defining a first enclosed volume and means defining a second enclosed volume, said second enclosed volume being rearward of said first enclosed volume and being provided with a cargo-loading-aperture, said radar

A radar scanner unit mounted in an aircraft having an elongated fuselage including means defining a first enclosed volume and means defining a second enclosed volume, said second enclosed volume being rearward of said first enclosed volume and being provided with a cargo-loading-aperture, said radar scanner unit comprising: (a) a supporting framework fixed to said means defining said second enclosed volume; (b) an aerodynamic pylon pivotally mounted for rotatable movement on and relative to said supporting framework about a first axis transverse to the axis of elongation of said fuselage, said pylon being pivotal between a deployed position in which it projects downwardly from the bottom of the fuselage and a retracted position in which it is received in the second enclosed volume; (c) first drive means connected between said supporting framework and said pylon for effecting pivotal deployment and retraction of said pylon out of and into the means defining the second volume, respectively, through the cargo-loading-aperture; (d) an aerodynamic radome pod pivotally mounted for rotatable movement on and relative to said pylon, said pod being elongated in a direction generally parallel to the direction of elongation of the fuselage; (e) second drive means connected between said pylon and said radome pod for effecting pivotal deployment and retraction of said radome pod relative to said pylon about a second axis transverse to said fuselage; (f) ganging means coupling said first and second drive means for deploying and retracting said pylon and said radome pod in unison; (g) said ganging means maintaining an approximately constant aerodynamic attitude of said radome pod as it is deployed through said cargo-loading-aperture out of said means defining said second enclosed volume and retracted through said cargo-loading-aperture into said means defining said second volume.