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US 2020/0369368 A1Published application
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChristopher Andrew Konings, Miles Anthony Robinson
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Abstract
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a multi-segment chine coupled to a nacelle. The multi-segment chine includes a first segment oriented along a fore-aft direction. The first segment is translatable relative to the nacelle along the fore-aft direction. The multi-segment chine further includes a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction. The second segment is substantially coplanar with the first segment.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a multi-segment chine coupled to a nacelle, the multi-segment chine including:
- a first segment oriented along a fore-aft direction, the first segment translatable relative to the nacelle along the fore-aft direction;
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- a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction, the second segment substantially coplanar with the first segment.
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A method, comprising:
- translating a first segment of a multi-segment chine coupled to a nacelle, the first segment oriented along a fore-aft direction, the first segment translatable relative to the nacelle along the fore-aft direction, the multi-segment chine including a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction, the second segment substantially coplanar with the first segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.