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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul R. Tretow, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Robert Henry Willie, Bothell, WA (US);
Donald Edwin Robinson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/04 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01); F02C 6/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01); B64D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/04 (2013.01); B64D 13/06 (2013.01); F02C 6/04 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F02C 7/18 (2013.01); B64D 13/02 (2013.01); B64D 2241/00 (2013.01); F05D 2250/51 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0536 (2015.04);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a leading edge of an inlet. The leading edge of the inlet is positioned relative to a direction of air flow such that a total pressure of air along the leading edge of the inlet is equalized within selected tolerances.