Aircraft having an AFT engine
US10814955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft includes a boundary layer ingestion fan defining a centerline and including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about the centerline. The aircraft also includes a fuselage extending between a forward end and an aft end along a longitudinal direction, the boundary layer ingestion fan positioned within the fuselage at the aft end of the fuselage, the fuselage defining an inlet upstream of the boundary layer ingestion fan extending at least about 180 degrees around the centerline of the boundary layer ingestion fan, the fuselage further defining an exhaust downstream of the boundary layer ingestion fan.
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