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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2024
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Arthur W. Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US);
Brandon W. Miller, Middletown, OH (US);
Keith E. Blodgett, Milford, OH (US);
William J. Solomon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott Alan Schimmels, Miamisburg, OH (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
A turbine engine including a fan having a plurality of fan blades, a nacelle that extends circumferentially about the fan, an engine intake including an engine inlet, and a variable engine intake system. The nacelle includes a fan cowl and an inlet cowl that is movable with respect to the fan cowl. The engine inlet is defined from a leading edge of the inlet cowl to the plurality of fan blades. The engine inlet defines a droop axis at the leading edge of the inlet cowl. The inlet cowl is tilted at a droop angle that is defined as an angle of the droop axis with respect to an axial plane of the turbine engine. The variable engine intake system adjusts the droop angle of the inlet cowl during operation of the turbine engine.