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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Michael G. Jones, Newport News, VA (US);
Brian M. Howerton, Newport News, VA (US);
Thomas Van DE Ven, Savannah, GA (US);
Inventors:
Michael G. Jones, Newport News, VA (US);
Brian M. Howerton, Newport News, VA (US);
Thomas Van De Ven, Savannah, GA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A landing gear door for retractable landing gear of aircraft includes an acoustic liner. The acoustic liner includes one or more internal cavities or chambers having one or more openings that inhibit the generation of sound at the surface and/or absorb sound generated during operation of the aircraft. The landing gear door may include a plurality of internal chambers having different geometries to thereby absorb broadband noise.