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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2025
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Arthur William Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US);
Daniel Alan Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US);
Erich Alois Krammer, West Chester, OH (US);
Brandon Wayne Miller, Middletown, OH (US);
James Laverty, Lancaster, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a blended wing aircraft includes a blended wing body and an engine including a nacelle defining an inlet and an outlet. The engine further includes a fan positioned within the nacelle between the inlet and the outlet, with the engine being supported relative to the blended wing body such that the inlet of the nacelle is configured to receive boundary layer air from the blended wing body. In addition, the blended wing aircraft includes a plurality of surface features positioned upstream of the fan, with each surface feature of the plurality of surface features comprising a projection extending outwardly from an adjacent surface of the blended wing aircraft such that the projection is configured to interact with the boundary layer air.
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