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US 12,215,591 B2Granted
Nacelle inlet with horizontal droop (NIHD)
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChen Chuck, Brian Scott Kornegay
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Abstract
An inlet for a nacelle housing a gas turbine engine generating thrust and having an engine centerline, the inlet including a highlight comprising a leading edge of the inlet, wherein the highlight has an outboard side and an inboard side; and the outboard side is forward of the inboard side of the highlight so as to increase an airflow into the inlet and allow increased alignment of a thrust vector of the thrust with the engine centerline.
Claims20
An aircraft part, comprising:
- an inlet for a nacelle housing a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine having an engine centerline and generating a thrust having a thrust vector, the inlet further comprising:
- a highlight comprising an inlet leading edge of the inlet, wherein:
- the highlight has an outboard side and an inboard side;
- and
- the outboard side is forward of the inboard side so as to increase an airflow into the inlet and allow an increased alignment of the thrust vector with the engine centerline.
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A method of making an aircraft part, comprising:
- fabricating an inlet for a nacelle housing a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine having an engine centerline and generating a thrust having a thrust vector;
- wherein the inlet comprises:
- a highlight comprising an inlet leading edge of the inlet, wherein:
- the highlight has an outboard side and an inboard side;
- and
- the outboard side is forward of the inboard side so as to increase an airflow into the inlet and allow an increased alignment of the thrust vector with the engine centerline.
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