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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDaniel Alan Niergarth, Randy M. Vondrell, Brandon Wayne Miller, Patrick Michael Marrinan
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A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric propulsion engine configured to be mounted to the aircraft at an aft end of the aircraft. The electric propulsion engine includes a fan rotatable about a central axis of the electric propulsion engine. The fan includes a fan shaft mechanically coupled to a power gearbox. The electric propulsion engine also includes an electric motor having a driveshaft, with the electric motor coupled to the power gearbox through the drive shaft. The electric motor rotates the fan through the power gearbox. The driveshaft includes a flexible element for accommodating a misalignment of the electric motor and the power gearbox.
A propulsion system for an aircraft having a structural member, the propulsion system comprising:
A boundary layer ingestion fan for mounting to an aircraft having an aft end and a structural member, the boundary layer ingestion fan comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.