Nose radomes

Modern fixed-wing & rotary aircrafts require a constant monitoring of surrounding through radar-antenna located under the nose of the aircraft.
Such aircraft nose, actually called radomes (radar-dome), can be lifted to access antennas and are made of composite materials.
Quartzel fibers have been the reinforcement of choice for decades for these nose radomes. The combination of critical requirements of electromagnetic transparency for high frequency signals, mechanical strength at high temperatures from normal aircraft cruise speed to supersonic speeds, impact resistance for the leading edge of the aircraft, and durability over the required life of the part have been proven across countless non-civilian programs.
This success in non-civilian programs was noticed across the aerospace industry and was applied as the performance requirements increased for nose radomes in civilian, business jet, and commercial programs by leading OEMs including Gulfstream, Dassault, Boeing and Airbus.
Nose radomes
 

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