Aircraft pod and aircraft equipped with at least one such pod
US7784735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pod for an aircraft including a cowling, an engine housed in the inner volume of the cowling, an annular channel circulating a secondary thrust flow arranged between the engine and the cowling, and at least one thrust reverser for forming a reverse flow from the secondary thrust flow circulating in the annular channel. The thrust reverser including a plurality of doors provided in the rear part of the cowling, so as to form a trailing edge of the cowling. The thrust reverser can include means for actuating the doors such that at lease one actuating means actuates two adjacent doors and at least one door is actuated by two actuating means.
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