Missile mounted hydraulically driven scanning antenna

Claim 1

A TWO AXIS TRACKING ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR USE IN GUIDANCE OF A PILOTLESS MISSILE FOR RECEIVING OR DIRECTING RADIANT ENERGY FOR TARGET LOCATION FOR PROVIDING HOMING INFORMATION TO SAID MISSILE COMPRISING: A BASE FOR SUPPORTING THE ANTENNA SYSTEM IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MISSILE AIR FRAME; A CENTRALLY POSITIONED RIGID SADDLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID BASE; A GIMBALLING MEANS MOVABLE ABOUT TWO AXES; BALL-BEARING SUSPENSION TUBES AND BALL-BEARING RECIRCULATING TUBES SECURED TO SAID SADDLE MEMBER AND SAID GIMBALLING MEANS; BALL-BEARINGS POSITIONED IN SAID BALL-BEARING SUSPENSION TUBES AND BALL-BEARING RECIRCULATING TUBES; SAID GIMBALLING MEANS OPERATIVELY MOUNTED TO SAID BALLBEARINGS; AND A RADIANT ENERGY REFLECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID GIMBALLING MEANS; WHEREBY THE RADIANT REFLECTING MEANS MOVES IN RESPONSE TO THE GIMBALLING SYSTEM AS THE GIMBALLING SYSTEM MOVES ON SAID BALL-BEARINGS IN THE BALL-BEARING SUSPENSION TUBES THEREBY PROVIDING THE BALL-BEARINGS TO RECIRCULATE THROUGH THE RECIRCULATING TUBES FOR ALLOWING SUBSTANTIALLY FRICTIONLESS MOVEMENT OF THE RADIANT ENERGY REFLECTING MEANS OVER A WIDE SCANNING AREA.