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US 11,535,362 B2Granted
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChristopher Andrew Konings, Miles Anthony Robinson
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Abstract
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a multi-segment chine coupled to a nacelle. The multi-segment chine includes a first segment oriented along a fore-aft direction. The first segment is translatable relative to the nacelle along the fore-aft direction. The multi-segment chine further includes a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction. The second segment is substantially coplanar with the first segment.
Claims22
An apparatus, comprising:
- a nacelle of an aircraft engine, the nacelle including an outer surface and a slot formed in the outer surface, the slot oriented along a fore-aft direction of the nacelle;
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- a multi-segment chine located on the nacelle, the multi-segment chine including:
- a first segment oriented along the fore-aft direction and having an outer mold line extending radially outward relative to the outer surface through the slot, the first segment translatable within the slot along the fore-aft direction between a forward position and a rearward position;
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- a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction and having an outer mold line extending radially outward relative to the outer surface through the slot, the second segment substantially coplanar with the first segment, the second segment fixedly coupled to a static structure of the nacelle such that the second segment is stationary relative to the slot.
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A method, comprising:
- translating a first segment of a multi-segment chine located on a nacelle of an aircraft engine, the nacelle including an outer surface and a slot formed in the outer surface, the slot oriented along a fore-aft direction of the nacelle, the first segment oriented along a fore-aft direction and having an outer mold line extending radially outward relative to the outer surface through the slot, the first segment translatable within the slot along the fore-aft direction between a forward position and a rearward position, the multi-segment chine further including a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction and having an outer mold line extending radially outward relative to the outer surface through the slot, the second segment substantially coplanar with the first segment, the second segment fixedly coupled to a static structure of the nacelle such that the second segment is stationary relative to the slot.
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