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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thuy Huynh, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Eric Werner, Des Peres, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/08 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/08 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B64C 2230/06 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airflow diverter system for an aircraft may include an external aircraft surface upstream from an engine inlet and a passage having an upstream opening adjacent the engine inlet. The passage may be configured to channel boundary airflow from the external aircraft surface away from the engine inlet. The diverter system may include an occlusion device configured to selectively open and close the opening to the passage.