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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Michael J. Murphy, Windsor, CT (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Murphy, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01); F02K 1/06 (2006.01); F02K 1/08 (2006.01); F02K 1/15 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/06 (2013.01); F02K 1/08 (2013.01); F02K 1/15 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nacelle assembly for a high-bypass gas turbine engine includes a variable area fan nozzle in communication with a fan bypass flow path. An actuator assembly is operable to move a second fan nacelle section relative to a first fan nacelle section to vary a fan nozzle exit area and adjust fan bypass airflow, the actuator assembly extends at least partially into the fan bypass flow path.