AFT exhaust system for rotary wing aircraft
US10562641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02K3/072
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust system for reducing infrared emissions of a rotary wing aircraft includes a duct assembly having an inlet portion and an outlet portion; the inlet portion configured to receive exhaust from an engine of the aircraft; and the outlet portion coupled to the inlet portion, the outlet portion having an outlet duct with an outlet opening, the outlet duct configured expel an emission containing engine exhaust proximate to a tail fairing of the rotary wing aircraft.
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