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US 10,502,085 B2Granted
Angled reverse core gas turbine engine with widened nozzle
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsWesley K. Lord, Jesse M. Chandler, Gabriel L. Suciu
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Abstract
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a furcated nozzle that has at least a first duct that extends from a first propulsor to a first trailing end duct opening and a second duct that extends from a second propulsor to a second trailing end duct opening.
Claims17
A propulsion system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a first turbine engine including a first engine core having a first compressor, a first combustor, a first turbine, and a first intake duct leading into the first compressor;
- a second turbine engine including a second engine core having a second compressor, a second combustor, a second turbine, and a second intake duct leading into the second compressor;
- a first propulsor coupled to be driven by the first turbine engine, the first propulsor being disposed about a first propulsor axis and the first engine core being disposed about a first core axis that is skewed from the first propulsor axis;
- a second propulsor coupled to be driven by the second turbine engine, the second propulsor being disposed about a second propulsor axis parallel to the first propulsor axis, and the second engine core being disposed about a second core axis that is skewed from the second propulsor axis;
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- a furcated nozzle having at least a first duct extending from the first propulsor to a first trailing end duct opening and a second duct extending from the second propulsor to a second trailing end duct opening, wherein the first trailing end duct opening and the second trailing end duct opening are each laterally elongated.
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A nozzle for a multi-engine propulsion system, comprising:
- a furcated nozzle including a first duct extending from a first forward end duct opening to a first trailing end duct opening and a second duct extending from a second forward end duct opening to a second trailing end duct opening, the first trailing end duct opening and the second trailing end duct opening being laterally elongated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.