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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thuy Huynh, Ofallon, MO (US);
David J. Wilson, St. Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B64C 1/0009 (2013.01); F02C 7/042 (2013.01); B64D 2033/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine inlet for efficient operation at both design Mach number and off-design Mach numbers has a fixed compression surface and a leading edge that is variably extendible over the fixed compression surface to simultaneously vary capture area, compression and shock wave position.