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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Edward L. Lawson, Long Beach, CA (US);
David A. Boyer, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Edward L. Lawson, Long Beach, CA (US);
David A. Boyer, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of generating lift for a vehicle including a gas turbine engine having a combustor, a core flow heated by the combustor, and a bypass flow which bypasses the combustor. The method includes segregating at least a portion of the core flow from the bypass flow, directing the segregated portion of the core flow in a first direction to generate lift for the vehicle, segregating at least a portion of the bypass flow from the core flow, and directing the segregated a portion of the bypass flow in a second direction to generate lift for the vehicle.