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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
John Paul Petrowicz, Rowley, MA (US);
Timothy Joseph Higgins, Topsfield, MA (US);
Walter Jackson Tingle, Danvers, MA (US);
Inventors:
John Paul Petrowicz, Rowley, MA (US);
Timothy Joseph Higgins, Topsfield, MA (US);
Walter Jackson Tingle, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assembling a turbine engine including a compressor is disclosed. The method includes coupling an inlet including an inertial particle separator (IPS) and a first surface that is defined using a segment angle, to a gas turbine engine, and coupling the first surface substantially flush against a fuselage of an aircraft to reduce drag.