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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Ashok K. Jain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Michael Winter, New Haven, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ashok K. Jain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Michael Winter, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nacelle assembly includes an inlet lip section and an airfoil adjacent to the inlet lip section. The airfoil is selectively moveable between a first position and a second position to adjust the flow of oncoming airflow and to influence an effective boundary layer thickness of the nacelle assembly.