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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Tatsuji Kawai, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
John T. Bonet, Placentia, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/06 (2006.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01); F01D 17/12 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01); F02K 3/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/06 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F01D 17/105 (2013.01); F01D 17/12 (2013.01); F01D 17/16 (2013.01); F02C 7/042 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F02K 3/075 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0286 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to vary an air intake of aircraft engines are disclosed. An example nacelle assembly includes a fan cowl and an inlet cowl movably coupled to the fan cowl. The inlet cowl defines a primary flow path and an auxiliary flow path of an intake of the aircraft engine. The inlet cowl moves relative to the fan cowl between an open position to allow airflow via an auxiliary flow path and a closed position to prevent airflow through the auxiliary flow path.