Variable-geometry boundary layer diverter
US10718272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprises a housing having an inlet leading to a fan rotor. A bypass door is mounted upstream of the inlet to the fan rotor, and is moveable away from a non-bypass position to a bypass position to selectively bypass boundary layer air vertically beneath the engine. An aircraft is also disclosed.
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