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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul R. Tretow, Mukilteo, WA (US);
David S. Chambers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert H. Willie, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/04 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/042 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0213 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Auxiliary power unit inlet apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an aircraft including a fuselage, the fuselage including an air inlet including a first sub-inlet and a second sub-inlet separated from the first sub-inlet; and a door coupled along the air inlet to enable air to separably flow into the first sub-inlet and the second sub-inlet, the door to deter the air from flowing between the first sub-inlet and the second sub-inlet.