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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Thomas Lee Becker, Jr., Symmes Township, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An un-ducted turbofan engine defining a radial direction and an axial direction that includes a core engine, a fan, a plurality of variable outlet guide vanes, and a pitch change mechanism. Each of the plurality of variable outlet guide vanes are attached in a rotatable manner to the core engine of the un-ducted turbofan engine. The pitch change mechanism is positioned radially between the engine air flowpath and the plurality of variable outlet guide vanes and coupled to at least one variable outlet guide vane of the plurality of variable outlet guide vanes for changing a pitch of the at least one variable outlet guide vane.