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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Thomas R. Smith, Westminster, CA (US);
Angel M. Espinosa, St. Charles, MO (US);
Daniel J. Farrell, St. Louis, MO (US);
Andrew Robertson, West Sayville, NY (US);
John C. Leylegian, White Plains, NY (US);
Jason S. Tyll, Blue Point, NY (US);
Florin Girlea, Flushing, NY (US);
Joseph A. Alifano, Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Randy S. M. Chue, Bohemia, NY (US);
Thomas R. Smith, Westminster, CA (US);
Angel M. Espinosa, St. Charles, MO (US);
Daniel J. Farrell, St. Louis, MO (US);
Andrew Robertson, West Sayville, NY (US);
John C. Leylegian, White Plains, NY (US);
Jason S. Tyll, Blue Point, NY (US);
Florin Girlea, Flushing, NY (US);
Joseph A. Alifano, Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Randy S. M. Chue, Bohemia, NY (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Hypersonic inlet systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an inlet for an airbreathing propulsion system includes an inboard surface at least partially shaped to conform to a plurality of streamline-traces of a design flowfield approaching an aperture, an outboard surface spaced apart from the inboard surface, an upper surface extending between the inboard and outboard surfaces, and a lower surface extending between the inboard and outboard surfaces, wherein leading edges of the inboard, outboard, upper, and lower surfaces cooperatively define the aperture.