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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
George R. Seyfang, Lancashire, GB;
Assignee:
BAE Systems plc, Farnborough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/900 ;
Abstract
An aircraft having a powerplant with an aft-directed main propulsion outlet means for providing forward thrust, and further including duct means having an inlet for receiving at least a proportion of the efflux from said main propulsion outlet and extending forwardly to an auxiliary outlet disposed adjacent or forwardly of the centre of gravity of the aircraft, said auxiliary outlet being arranged to exhaust efflux with at least a vertical component.