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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas G. Cloft, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Ashok K. Jain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Cloft, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Ashok K. Jain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 15/06 (2006.01); F02C 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas turbine engine is provided with a nacelle having a hollow inner space. The inner space is utilized as a plenum for directing air from an inlet to an outlet at the upstream end of the nacelle to allow control of an effective lip width of the nacelle under certain flight conditions.