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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Bombardier Inc., Dorval, CA;
Mario Asselin, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, CA;
BOMBARDIER INC., Dorval, CA;
Abstract
Systems and methods for varying excess thrust of an aircraft include: a first electric fan rotatable about a first axis for directing a first air flow along a first air flow path; and a second electric fan rotatable about a second axis different from the first axis for directing a second air flow along a second air flow path fluidly isolated from the first air flow path, wherein the first electric fan and the second electric fan are disposed radially about a roll axis of the aircraft and adjacent an aft end of the aircraft, and the first electric fan and the second electric fan are configured to intake boundary layer air to form the first air flow and the second air flow.