The Boeing Company

Alexandre D Curaudeau

Brian L Riedel

Steve G Mackin

Aaron William Bartel

Randall Dow Wilkerson

David W Foutch

Tunde Abiodun Olaniyan

Holly J Thomas

Robert Darel Morrow

Alan James Scott

Leonard Joseph England

Robin L Westberg

Taurus L Brackett, Ii

Taurus L Ii Brackett

A compact inlet design including a single bulkhead and/or an acoustic panel extending into nacelle lip region for noise reduction.

Advanced inlet design

A compact inlet design including a single bulkhead and/or an acoustic panel extending into nacelle lip region for noise reduction. The compact inlet is used with a low power fluid ice protection system capable of preventing ice build-up on the acoustic panel in the nacelle lip region.

An acoustic panel includes a base, a cantilevered portion, a gap, and a support member. The base has a surface defining a plurality of cavities configured to attenuate noise from an engine. The cantilevered portion extends from the base and is configured to be removably coupled with a portion of a transcowl. The gap is defined by the base and the cantilevered portion. The support member is coupled to the cantilevered portion and the base, and the supporting member is configured to support the cantilevered portion.

Acoustic panel for thrust reversers

A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.

Thermoformed cascades for jet engine thrust reversers

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