With the aid of a pair of good quality binoculars it was quite possible to see the rotating radome on the top of the aircraft's fuselage. |
A crew of three was required and they were housed in a single cockpit while radar was mounted in a radome at the front of the fuselage. |
The nose radome is slightly flattened at the fore section and has a horizontal edge to optimise the aircraft's anti-spin characteristics. |
The groundcrew quickly released the radome latches, moved to the windward side of the aircraft, and got ready to raise the dome. |
The radome was built in the 1990s to protect the radar from the harsh elements at Brizlee. |
Seeing smoke billowing from the vicinity of the nose radome and sensor turrets, he quickly directed the crew chiefs to chock the aircraft. |