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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Erik Acheson, Seattle, WA (US);
Chen Chuck, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/72 (2006.01); F02K 1/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/72 (2013.01); F02K 1/766 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01);
Abstract
Thrust reversers and methods to provide reverse thrust are disclosed. An example thrust reverser includes a cascade to direct air from an interior volume of an engine nacelle to generate reverse thrust with respect to a direction of travel, and an air extractor to extract a portion of air approaching the cascade from within the interior volume.