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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Keith Edward James Blodgett, Milford, OH (US);
William J. Bowden, Cleves, OH (US);
Egbert Geertsema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/14 (2006.01); B64C 1/26 (2006.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01); B64D 35/02 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/14 (2013.01); B64C 1/26 (2013.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 29/06 (2013.01); B64D 35/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft comprising a fuselage and an unducted turbine engine. The fuselage having a divot with an upstream edge and a downstream edge. The divot is defined by a straight reference line having a length (L) and a maximum depth (h) relative to the straight reference line. The unducted turbine engine having an engine core, a nacelle, and a set of blades. A first flow ratio (FR1) is equal to: