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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Lawrence Chih-hui Cheung, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); Y02T 50/64 (2013.01); Y02T 50/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a fan section mounted to an aircraft tail section. The fan section defines a radial direction, an axial direction and a circumferential direction. The fan section includes a shaft extending generally along a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of fan blades rotatable with the shaft about the longitudinal axis. Each fan blade defines an outer end along the radial direction. One or more of the plurality of fan blades translates a respective outer end from a first radial position to a second radial position.