Air inlet for commercial aircraft jet engine nacelle
US6708711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0536
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air inlet is of a scarf type and the internal profile of the upper sections of its lip includes, with respect to the identical and symmetrical horizontal sections of the lip, an internal bulge that is bigger for a larger scarf angle and that is a maximum at the upper vertical section.
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