Embedded engines in hybrid blended wing body
US11498660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid wing aircraft has an engine embedded into a body of the hybrid wing aircraft. The embedded engine has a fan that is received within a nacelle. The body of the aircraft provides a boundary layer over a circumferential portion of a fan. A system delivers additional air to correct fan stability issues raised by the boundary layer.
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