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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Richard M. Marshall, West Granby, CT (US);
Robert L. Gukeisen, Middletown, CT (US);
Richard M. Marshall, West Granby, CT (US);
Robert L. Gukeisen, Middletown, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine system includes a fan (), a housing () arranged about the fan, a gas turbine engine core having a compressor () at least partially within the housing, and a fan bypass passage () downstream of the fan for conveying a bypass airflow (D) between the housing and the gas turbine engine core. A nozzle () associated with the fan bypass passage includes a first nozzle section () that is operative to move in a generally axial direction to influence the bypass airflow, and a second nozzle section that is operative to also move in a generally axial direction between a stowed position and a thrust reverse position that diverts the bypass airflow in a thrust reversing direction. An actuator () selectively moves the first nozzle section and the second nozzle section to influence the bypass airflow and provide thrust reversal.