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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2024
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Eric S. Durocher, Boucherville, CA;
Michel Labrecque, Ste-Julie, CA;
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an outer bypass section wall, and a jet nozzle including at least one inflatable diaphragm. The at least one inflatable diaphragm is disposed along the outer bypass section wall. The gas turbine engine also includes a fluid pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure within the at least one inflatable diaphragm, an inlet valve configured to control a pressurized flow of a fluid into the at least one inflatable diaphragm in response to a command from a controller, and a release valve configured to control a release of the fluid from within the at least one inflatable diaphragm in response to a command from the controller.