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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jixian Yao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nikolai N. Pastouchenko, Glenville, NY (US);
Ivan Malcevic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/04 (2006.01); B64C 21/06 (2006.01); B64D 27/20 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/04 (2013.01); B64C 21/06 (2013.01); B64D 27/20 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 2230/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft is provided including a fuselage extending between a forward end and an aft end. An aft engine is mounted to the aft end of the fuselage and defines a centerline. The aft engine further includes a nacelle having a forward transition duct at the forward end of the nacelle. The forward transition duct also defines a centerline and the centerline of the forward transition duct is angled downward relative to the centerline of the aft engine.