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US 2020/0369364 A1Published application
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsThomas K. Dodt, Adam M. Clark
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Abstract
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a multi-segment chine having a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is fixedly coupled to a nacelle. The second segment is rotatable relative to the first segment about an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation is substantially perpendicular to a local area of an outer surface of the nacelle.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a multi-segment chine including a first segment and a second segment, the first segment fixedly coupled to a nacelle, the second segment rotatable relative to the first segment about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to a local area of an outer surface of the nacelle.
A method, comprising:
- rotating a second segment of a multi-segment chine relative to a first segment of the multi-segment chine, the first segment fixedly coupled to a nacelle, the second segment rotatable relative to the first segment about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to a local area of an outer surface of the nacelle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.