A component has a casing 122 around a body with a mounting 118, in use containing an image sensor 120 mounted to the body. The casing has a surface portion adapted to align with and/or form an external surface of an aircraft into which the component is mounted, with an optically transparent window through which the image sensor is aligned to capture images outside 126 the aircraft. The component may form a non-load bearing and/or a low category replaceable component of a wing section 102, with the surface portion forming a wing edge 104 and/or a wing-tip cap 116. A connection 130 to an aircraft power supply 134,132 may be provided for the image sensor. The sensor is preferably 360° to capture images of the surface around the aircraft. The window is preferably transparent to visible, infrared, x-ray and/or ultraviolet electromagnetic wavelengths. The surface portion may be formed from an aerospace-grade material such as perspex, acrylic, Norstar, glass or lexan polycarbonate.
Aircraft components
2021-04-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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