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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Airbus Operations Sas, Toulouse, FR;
Fabien Menou, Toulouse, FR;
Julie Cazalis, Toulouse, FR;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
A nacelle having a fan casing, a cowl that movable between an advanced position and a retracted position that opens an opening between a bypass duct and the outside, deflectors secured to the mobile cowl, wherein, in the advanced position, they are around the fan casing and wherein, in the retracted position, they are across the opening, and a fan ramp with a mounting base and flaps that are able to rotate on the mounting base between a stowed position and a deployed position. For each flap, the fan ramp has a return element that urges the flap) into the deployed position, and the deflectors have a stop in contact with the flap when the mobile cowl passes from the retracted position to the advanced position. Thus, in the advanced position, the flaps are folded back and their bulk is reduced.