Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nacelle for a boundary layer ingestion propulsor
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Application No.: US16396006Application Date: 2019-04-26
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Publication No.: US11338901B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: James Loebig
- Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Current Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: B64C1/16
- IPC: B64C1/16 ; B64C1/00 ; B64D29/04 ; B64D27/14 ; B64D35/02 ; F01D15/10 ; B64D31/00

Abstract:
An aircraft is disclosed having a boundary layer ingestion propulsor. The aircraft comprises an elongated fuselage extending between a nose section and a tail section. The fuselage has an upswept underside in the tail section. The boundary layer ingestion propulsor is positioned in the tail section. The propulsor comprises a fan radially encased by a nacelle circumscribing the fuselage. The nacelle defines a leading edge line extending from a top dead center to a bottom dead center of the nacelle intersecting an axis of rotation of the fan at an angle no greater than seventy degrees.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200339241A1 NACELLE FOR A BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTION PROPULSOR Public/Granted day:2020-10-29
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