Nacelle inlet with horizontal droop (NIHD)
US12215591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/314
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inlet for a nacelle housing a gas turbine engine generating thrust and having an engine centerline, the inlet including a highlight comprising a leading edge of the inlet, wherein the highlight has an outboard side and an inboard side; and the outboard side is forward of the inboard side of the highlight so as to increase an airflow into the inlet and allow increased alignment of a thrust vector of the thrust with the engine centerline.
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