Nozzle assembly for use with a propulsion system and sleeve assembly for use with the nozzle assembly

A nozzle assembly for use with a propulsion system of an aircraft, the propulsion system including an engine, the engine configured to produce a mass flow, the nozzle assembly comprising:

• a nacelle;
• a sleeve assembly mounted within the nacelle downstream of the engine, the sleeve assembly configured to receive the mass flow from the engine and to guide the mass flow to an exit of the propulsion system, the sleeve assembly configured to move between a first position and a second position;
• and
• an actuator associated with the sleeve assembly,
• wherein the sleeve assembly is comprised of a plurality of sleeve segments arranged in a circumferential configuration, each sleeve segment of the plurality of sleeve segments having an elongate body longitudinally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the sleeve assembly,
• wherein the actuator is configured to move the sleeve assembly between the first position and the second position,
• wherein an upstream portion of the plurality of sleeve segments move circumferentially together and a downstream portion of the plurality of sleeve segments move circumferentially apart as the sleeve assembly moves from the first position to the second position, and
• wherein the upstream portion of the plurality of sleeve segments move circumferentially apart and the downstream portion of the plurality of sleeve segments move circumferentially together as the sleeve moves from the second position to the first position.