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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Andrew Konings, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/06 (2006.01); B64D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/06 (2013.01); B64D 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a first chine rotatably coupled to a nacelle at a first location about an outer circumference of the nacelle. The first chine is rotatable relative to the nacelle about an axis of rotation. The example apparatus further includes a second chine fixedly coupled to the nacelle at a second location about the outer circumference of the nacelle. The second location is circumferentially offset from the first location.