Method of varying a fan duct nozzle throat area of a gas turbine engine
US8959889B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of varying a fan duct nozzle throat area of a gas turbine engine includes pivoting a fan nozzle outwardly relative to a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine. The fan nozzle is configured to move axially non-contemporaneously with the pivoting of the fan nozzle.
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