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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);

Inventor:

Keith T. Brown, Bonita, CA (US);

Assignee:

Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 31/00 (2006.01); B64C 21/06 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/06 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for controlling aircraft boundary layer airflow comprising a frame structure configured to be coupled or integral to an inner surface of an aircraft nacelle, the frame configured to support to the nacelle, and/or a modular plenum configured to be received by the frame structure, the modular plenum comprising a truncated tetrahedron intersected at its apex by a duct. The frame may comprise a plurality of sub-frames. The system may further comprise a plurality of modular plenums, each configured to fit within a sub-frame. The system may further comprise a flexible material configured to couple a first duct to a second duct. The system may further comprise a nacelle configured to receive the system.


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