Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aft engine nacelle shape for an aircraft
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Application No.: US16450131Application Date: 2019-06-24
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Publication No.: US11447259B2Publication Date: 2022-09-20
- Inventor: Patrick Michael Marrinan , Thomas Lee Becker , Kurt David Murrow , Jixian Yao
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64D29/04
- IPC: B64D29/04 ; B64C1/16 ; B64C21/06 ; B64D27/20 ; B64D33/02

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 and includes a fan and a nacelle. The fan is rotatable about a central axis of the aft engine and includes a plurality of fan blades. The nacelle of the aft engine surrounds the plurality of fan blades and defines a bottom portion having a forward end. Additionally, the nacelle defines a curved surface at the forward end of the bottom portion, the curved surface including a reference point where the curved surface defines the smallest radius of curvature. The nacelle further defines a normal reference line extending normal from the reference point. The normal reference line defines an angle with the central axis of the aft engine greater than zero to, e.g., allow for a maximum amount of airflow into the aft engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190329896A1 Aft Engine Nacelle Shape for an Aircraft Public/Granted day:2019-10-31
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