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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jixian Yao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, Montgomery, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An aerodynamic stabilizer assembly for stabilizing an aft fan mounted to a fuselage of an aircraft is presented. The stabilizer assembly includes one or more generally horizontal stabilizers for mounting to a nacelle of the aft fan and the fuselage so as to stabilize the aft fan. Each of the generally horizontal stabilizers includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portions are mounted to a nacelle of the aft fan and the fuselage at a predetermined downward angle with respect to a central axis of the aft fan so as to direct airflow upwards and into the aft fan, the outer portion being mounted to the inner portion.