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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2025
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Joseph T. Caprario, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Jeffrey T. Morton, Manchester, CT (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An aircraft system includes an open propulsor rotor, an engine core, an engine flowpath and a flow regulator. The open propulsor rotor includes a plurality of open propulsor blades arranged circumferentially about an axis. Each of the open propulsor blades is disposed in an external environment. The engine core includes a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. The engine flowpath includes an end flowpath inlet, a side flowpath inlet and a flowpath exhaust. The engine flowpath extends longitudinally through the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section from the end flowpath inlet to the flowpath exhaust. The side flowpath inlet is disposed to a radial outer side of the engine flowpath longitudinally between the end flowpath inlet and the compressor section. The flow regulator is configured to regulate a flow of air from the external environment into the engine flowpath through the side flowpath inlet.