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US 2021/0070461 A1Published application
Aircraft with bifurcated air inlet
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsSteven Ray Ivans, David Alan Hawthorne, Brad Robert Henson, David Frank Haynes, David Lawrence Miller
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Abstract
A rotorcraft has a fuselage, an engine disposed substantially laterally centrally relative to the fuselage, and an air intake system (AIS). The AIS has a first duct configured to provide streamline air flow, a second duct configured to provide streamline air flow, and a combining section configured to receive streamline air flow from each of the first duct and the second duct. The combining section is further configured to output streamline air flow.
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A rotorcraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- an engine disposed substantially laterally centrally relative to the fuselage;
- and
- an air intake system (AIS), comprising:
- a first duct configured to provide streamline air flow;
- a second duct configured to provide streamline air flow;
- and
- a combining section configured to receive streamline air flow from each of the first duct and the second duct, the combining section further configured to output streamline air flow.
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