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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
James L. Lucas, Hamden, CT (US);
Michael Charron, Baltic, CT (US);
James L. Lucas, Hamden, CT (US);
Michael Charron, Baltic, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A thrust reverser system for a gas turbine engine includes a duct including a cowling movable between an open position and a closed position in a direction transverse to a centerline of the gas turbine engine. The thrust reverser is supported within the cowling and movable between an axial closed position, an axial intermediate position and an axial open position. A controller is actuateable to command movement of the thrust reverser from the axial closed position to the axial intermediate position such that the cowling is free to move to the open position.