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Air intake turboprop assemblies

US10260417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Trevor Howard Wood · Clifton Park, US
Davide Giacché · Munich, DE
Kishore Ramakrishnan · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2015
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D2033/0293
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A turboprop assembly includes a nacelle with a main nacelle body and a nacelle extension coupled to the main nacelle body. The nacelle extension has a wall that defines an air intake port. The air intake port has a non-circular, non-rectangular, and non-oval shaped perimeter extending in two of three dimensions.

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