Aerodynamic element for an aircraft nacelle
AssigneeAircelle
InventorsCéline Blin, Guillaume Strub, Vincent Peyron
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Abstract
An aerodynamic element for an aircraft nacelle is provided that includes a fixed shroud and an intake lip axially movable relative to the shroud. The aerodynamic element is flexible and has a substantially cylindrical general shape and defines an upstream portion attached to the inner wall of the intake lip of the nacelle, and a downstream portion bearing radially against an inner face of the shroud. The downstream portion of the element includes a ring shaped bead protruding towards an outside of the aerodynamic element and an end blade which, at rest, is tilted towards the outside of the aerodynamic element in a direction of its free end.
Claims14
An aerodynamic element for an aircraft nacelle, said nacelle comprising a fixed shroud and an intake lip axially moveable relative to the shroud, said aerodynamic element being flexible and having a substantially cylindrical general shape and comprising:
- an upstream portion attached to an inner wall of the intake lip of the nacelle;
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- a downstream portion bearing radially against an inner face of the shroud such that the downstream portion is movable in an axial direction with respect to the shroud, the upstream and downstream portions being formed in a single piece;
- wherein the downstream portion of the aerodynamic element includes a ring shaped solid bead protruding towards an outside of the aerodynamic element and an end blade which, at rest, is tilted towards the outside of the aerodynamic element in a direction of its free end.
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