Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines
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Application No.: US16416981Application Date: 2019-05-20
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Publication No.: US11745860B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Christopher Andrew Konings
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC
- Main IPC: B64C23/06
- IPC: B64C23/06 ; B64D29/00

Abstract:
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a first chine rotatably coupled to a nacelle at a first location about an outer circumference of the nacelle. The first chine is rotatable relative to the nacelle about an axis of rotation. The example apparatus further includes a second chine fixedly coupled to the nacelle at a second location about the outer circumference of the nacelle. The second location is circumferentially offset from the first location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200369378A1 AIRCRAFT NACELLES HAVING ADJUSTABLE CHINES Public/Granted day:2020-11-26
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