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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2024
Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michel S. Smallwood, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Robert W. Heeter, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Daniel E. Molnar, Jr., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a duct system, a gas turbine engine, and an inlet flow regulation system. The duct system includes a main duct, a first inlet duct in fluid communication with the main duct, and a second inlet duct in fluid communication with the main duct. The inlet flow regulation system includes an inlet flow regulator configured to manage different flow characteristics of a flow of air entering the first and second inlet ducts to form a substantially uniform flow distribution through the main duct and into the gas turbine engine and a control unit in communication with the inlet flow regulator and configured to selectively move the inlet flow regulator.