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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Angelina M. Conti, State College, PA (US);
Patrick G. Harvey, Stanford, CA (US);
Krunal B. Mistry, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Kimberly A. Rink, Rochester, MN (US);
Ted K. Rothaupt, Lancaster, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/14 (2006.01); B64D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/14 (2013.01); B64D 29/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for integrating Boundary Layer Ingestion (BLI) apparatus into an aircraft (1). The longerons (34) in the aft fuselage (18) may be extended to support an aft propulsor (20). The aft propulsor may be a turbofan or turboelectric propulsion system (46). An upper longeron (34) may support a tail section (14) of an aircraft. The aft fuselage skin (22) is contoured to permit boundary layer airflow to enter an intake fan (24) of the aft propulsor.