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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Andrew Konings, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Miles Anthony Robinson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/36 (2006.01); B64C 7/02 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/36 (2013.01); B64C 7/02 (2013.01); B64C 23/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a multi-segment chine coupled to a nacelle. The multi-segment chine includes a first segment oriented along a fore-aft direction. The first segment is translatable relative to the nacelle along the fore-aft direction. The multi-segment chine further includes a second segment oriented along the fore-aft direction. The second segment is substantially coplanar with the first segment.