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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Jihad I. Ramlaoui, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Geoffrey Pinto, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Shetzer, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel M. Amkraut, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Robert Hawksworth, Shifnal, GB;
John Harvey, Perton Wolverhampton, GB;
Alan K. Evans, W. Midlands, GB;
Vikram Chandarana, Perton Wolverhampton, GB;
Roger Moorhouse, Penkridge, GB;
Jihad I. Ramlaoui, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Geoffrey Pinto, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Shetzer, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel M. Amkraut, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Robert Hawksworth, Shifnal, GB;
John Harvey, Perton Wolverhampton, GB;
Alan K. Evans, W. Midlands, GB;
Vikram Chandarana, Perton Wolverhampton, GB;
Roger Moorhouse, Penkridge, GB;
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, West Midlands, GB;
Abstract
A variable area fan nozzle assembly for a turbofan engine includes a nacelle having an aft edge and a translating thrust reverser sleeve with a trailing edge. The thrust reverser sleeve is movably disposed aft of the nacelle's aft edge and is movable between a forward position and an aft position. A translating fan nozzle having a forward edge is movably disposed behind the trailing edge, and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An upstream bypass flow exit is defined between the trailing edge and the forward edge when the fan nozzle is in the deployed position. An extendable actuation system is configured to move the fan nozzle between the stowed position and the deployed position.