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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Thomas Dewey Parsons, Fort Worth, TX (US);
David Haynes, Arlington, TX (US);
David L. Miller, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Bradley Robert Henson, Mansfield, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
An air intake system (AIS) has a plenum and an inlet barrier filter associated with the plenum, through which air can selectively enter the plenum. The AIS also has an inlet duct associated with the plenum, through which air can selectively enter the plenum. The AIS also has a bypass door associated with the inlet duct, the bypass door being configured to selectively change an amount of air allowed to pass through the inlet duct. The AIS also has a filter airflow change device configured to change an amount of airflow allowed through the inlet barrier filter.