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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thuy Huynh, Ofallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/042 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/045 (2013.01); B64D 2033/026 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0206 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0273 (2013.01); F05D 2220/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine inlet for efficient operation at both design Mach number and off-design Mach numbers with an inlet having a caret configuration with rotatably extending effective leading edges on the inlet from a retracted position aligned with a nominal Mach number shock wave to an extended position aligned with an off-design Mach number shock wave.