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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2020
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Dmitriy B. Sidelkovskiy, Ellington, CT (US);
Steven H. Zysman, Amston, CT (US);
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A nacelle may comprise an inlet cowling defining an inlet of the nacelle, wherein the inlet cowling comprises an inlet cowling maximum point and an inlet cowling aft edge, wherein the inlet cowling aft edge comprises an aft edge length; and a boat tail cowling disposed aft of the inlet cowling, wherein the boat tail cowling comprises a boat tail cowling forward edge having a forward edge length, and wherein the boat tail cowling forward edge is disposed adjacent to the inlet cowling aft edge. The forward edge length may be smaller than the aft edge length, forming a step, the step being defined by a portion of the inlet cowling aft edge that is radially outward of the boat tail cowling forward edge.