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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Jacques Herve Marche, Toulouse, FR;
Jacques Herve Marche, Toulouse, FR;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S., Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
A propulsion unit comprising a turbofan engine faired by a nacelle, and held in suspension by at least one pylon, the turbofan engine including a fan; a duct, bounded by an internal surface of the duct and an inner surface of the nacelle, that channels air accelerated by the fan; and a thrust reverser including a first part and a second part, wherein the turbofan engine has a first circumferential sector and a second circumferential sector distinct from the first circumferential sector, wherein the first circumferential sector and the second circumferential sector span the entire turbofan engine, the first part is entirely within the first circumferential sector and includes doors that channel the air in the duct towards an exterior of the nacelle via openings, and the second part is entirely within the second circumferential sector and includes mobile elements that channel the air in the duct toward the doors.