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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Kevin Ng, Ancaster, CA;
Philippe Beauchesne-Martel, Brossard, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2006.01); B64D 13/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2013.01); B64D 13/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an engine of an aircraft, the engine having a bleed air system. The method includes in flight, directing pressurized air from a source of pressurized air external to the engine to the bleed air system of the engine. An aircraft, comprising a first engine having a bleed air system, a second engine having a bleed air system, and a source of pressurized air that is external to the first and/or the second engine, the source of pressurized air being selectively fluidly connectable to the bleed air system of the first and/or the second engine, is also disclosed.