Articulated exhaust nozzle fairing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorWilliam C. Lippmeier
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Abstract
A variable area exhaust nozzle includes a divergent flap joined to an outer flap for allowing relative rotation and translation therebetween. An articulated fairing joins the aft ends of the divergent and outer flaps for providing aerodynamic streamlining. The fairing includes outer and inner shrouds, with the outer shroud being pivotally joined to the outer flap, and the inner shroud being fixedly joined to the divergent flap, and pivotally joined to the outer shroud for allowing relative rotation and translation therebetween.
Claims10
A fairing for aerodynamically streamlining a variable area exhaust nozzle divergent flap joined to an outer flap for allowing relative rotation and translation, comprising:
- an outer shroud having forward and aft ends;
- an inner shroud having forward and aft ends, with said forward end thereof being configured to fixedly join said divergent flap;
- outer means for pivotally joining said outer shroud to said outer flap;
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- inner means for joining said outer shroud to said inner shroud for allowing relative rotation and translation therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.