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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Patrick Michael Marrinan, Mason, OH (US);
Thomas Lee Becker, Symmes Township, OH (US);
Kurt David Murrow, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Jixian Yao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An aircraft including a fuselage and an aft engine is provided. The fuselage extends from a forward end of the aircraft towards an aft end of the aircraft. The aft engine is mounted to the fuselage proximate the aft end of the aircraft. The aft engine includes a fan rotatable about a central axis of the aft engine, the fan including a plurality of fan blades. The aft engine also includes a nacelle surrounding the plurality of fan blades and defining an inlet. The inlet defines a non-axis symmetric shape with respect to the central axis of the aft engine to, e.g., allow for a maximum amount of airflow into the aft engine.