Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-axis symmetric aft engine
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Application No.: US14859556Application Date: 2015-09-21
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Publication No.: US09884687B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- 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: GE Aviation Patent Operation
- Agent William S. Munnerlyn
- Main IPC: B64D27/14
- IPC: B64D27/14 ; B64C1/16 ; B64C21/06 ; B64D27/20 ; B64D29/04 ; 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. 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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170081036A1 NON-AXIS SYMMETRIC AFT ENGINE Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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