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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 14, 2024
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Vladimir Balepin, Manorville, NY (US);
Fabian Chacon, Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Dean P. Modroukas, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Neal Rosenblum, Wilton Manors, FL (US);
William Henderson, Plainview, NY (US);
Samuel G. Cavas, New York, NY (US);
Patrick M. Drennan, Babylon, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
An aerial vehicle includes a housing, a propulsion system supported within the housing, and an inlet assembly supported by an outer surface of the housing. The inlet assembly includes: at least one fluid channel in fluid communication with the propulsion system; and a first scoop pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The first scoop is aligned with the housing in the stowed position to prevent air from entering the propulsion system, and the first scoop projects from the outer surface of the housing in the deployed position to direct air through the at least one fluid channel and into the propulsion system to generate thrust. The inlet assembly includes a compression ramp integrally formed with and extending forward from the first scoop. The compression ramp includes an upstream end disposed below the upstream end of the first scoop.