Gas turbine engine with forward swept outlet guide vanes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBrandon Wayne Miller, Arthur William Sibbach
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBrandon Wayne Miller, Arthur William Sibbach
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A turbofan engine defining an axial direction and a longitudinal centerline along the axial direction is provided. The turbofan engine includes: a fan section having a fan, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a turbomachine drivingly coupled to the fan, the turbomachine comprising a compressor section with a low pressure compressor, a turbine section with a low pressure turbine, a reduction gearbox, and an outer casing, the low pressure turbine drivingly coupled to the low pressure compressor across the reduction gearbox; an outer nacelle surrounding the fan and at least a portion of the turbomachine; an outlet guide vane extending between the turbomachine and the outer nacelle at a location downstream of the plurality of fan blades, the outlet guide vane defining a base and a tip and being forward swept from the base to the tip.
A turbofan engine defining an axial direction and a longitudinal centerline along the axial direction, the turbofan engine comprising:
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