Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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Richard M Marshall

Andre M Ajami

Sami Chukrallah

Ryan W Hunter

Margaret V Marshall

A starter assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fluid-actuated starter coupled to a spool, and a controller operable to cause a reduction in torque output of the starter in response to determining that a first threshold is met. The first threshold relates to an engine operational condition. A method for starting a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.

Hydraulic starter assembly for a gas turbine engine

A gas turbine engine system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure may include a core engine defined about an axis, a fan driven by the core engine about the axis to generate bypass flow, and at least one integrated mechanism in communication with the bypass flow. The at least one integrated mechanism includes a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) and thrust reverser, and a plurality of positions to control bypass flow.

Dual function cascade integrated variable area fan nozzle and thrust reverser

A starter assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fluid-actuated starter coupled to a spool, and a controller operable to cause a reduction in torque output of the starter in response to determining that a first predefined threshold is met. The first predefined threshold relates to an engine operational condition. A method for starting a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.

A gas turbine engine system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure may include a fan nacelle that extends circumferentially about a fan, and at least one integrated mechanism coupled to the fan nacelle. The at least one integrated mechanism includes a variable fan nozzle and a thrust reverser, with the thrust reverser and the variable fan nozzle having a common part.

A tire inflation coupling apparatus utilizes a pair of rigid pipes hydraulically connected to one another at an acute angle wherein the angle is responsive to the amount of air pressure within the apparatus. The fill end of one pipe is provided with a standard automobile tire valve assembly. The free end of the other pipe is adapted to be coupled to a downwardly directed valve stem of a tire stored within the trunk of a motor vehicle. The apparatus serves to facilitate convenient periodic storing of compressed air into the tire while acting to indicate the inflation of the tire.

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Loxahatchee, FL, United States of America

Richard M Marshall