Patent classifications
F02K1/72
Aircraft nacelle having a fan ramp with articulated flaps
A nacelle having a fan casing, a cowl that movable between an advanced position and a retracted position that opens an opening between a bypass duct and the outside, deflectors secured to the mobile cowl, wherein, in the advanced position, they are around the fan casing and wherein, in the retracted position, they are across the opening, and a fan ramp with a mounting base and flaps that are able to rotate on the mounting base between a stowed position and a deployed position. For each flap, the fan ramp has a return element that urges the flap) into the deployed position, and the deflectors have a stop in contact with the flap when the mobile cowl passes from the retracted position to the advanced position. Thus, in the advanced position, the flaps are folded back and their bulk is reduced.
Aircraft nacelle having a fan ramp with articulated flaps
A nacelle having a fan casing, a cowl that movable between an advanced position and a retracted position that opens an opening between a bypass duct and the outside, deflectors secured to the mobile cowl, wherein, in the advanced position, they are around the fan casing and wherein, in the retracted position, they are across the opening, and a fan ramp with a mounting base and flaps that are able to rotate on the mounting base between a stowed position and a deployed position. For each flap, the fan ramp has a return element that urges the flap) into the deployed position, and the deflectors have a stop in contact with the flap when the mobile cowl passes from the retracted position to the advanced position. Thus, in the advanced position, the flaps are folded back and their bulk is reduced.
NACELLE AIR OUTLET FOR AIRCRAFT TURBOJET ENGINE COMPRISING A STRAIGHTENING DEVICE FOR FACILITATING A REVERSE THRUST PHASE
Disclosed is an air outlet of a nacelle for an aircraft turbojet engine, the nacelle forming a solid of revolution about a longitudinal axis, the air outlet having a straightening device having a plurality of flaps mounted circumferentially and protruding, each flap being mounted pivoting around a pivot axis, forming, with respect to the longitudinal axis, an angle of convergence in a radial plane, between a closed position, in which each flap extends along the pivot axis in the aerodynamic prolongation of the trailing edge in order to support a thrust phase and a deployed position, in which each flap extends in a deployed plane forming an angle of deployment with respect to the closed position about the pivot axis, so as to support a reverse thrust phase.
Method and system for thrust reverser operation
There are described a system and method for operating a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine, the thrust reverser having a deployed state and a stowed state. The method comprises placing the thrust reverser in the stowed state when the thrust reverser is in the deployed state, a thrust lever associated with the engine is in a forward position, and the engine is rotating at a speed below an idle speed, wherein hydraulic pressure for stowing the thrust reverser is provided by a pump driven by the engine rotating at the speed below the idle speed.
Method and system for thrust reverser operation
There are described a system and method for operating a thrust reverser of an aircraft engine, the thrust reverser having a deployed state and a stowed state. The method comprises placing the thrust reverser in the stowed state when the thrust reverser is in the deployed state, a thrust lever associated with the engine is in a forward position, and the engine is rotating at a speed below an idle speed, wherein hydraulic pressure for stowing the thrust reverser is provided by a pump driven by the engine rotating at the speed below the idle speed.
RADIALLY CONNECTED CASCADE GRIDS
In various embodiments, a cascade array may comprise an actuator, a first cascade having a first integral flange, and a second cascade having a second integral flange, wherein the first cascade and the second cascade are operatively coupled to one another via the first integral flange and the second integral flange to form a cascade assembly, and the actuator is disposed between the first cascade and the second cascade.
RADIALLY CONNECTED CASCADE GRIDS
In various embodiments, a cascade array may comprise an actuator, a first cascade having a first integral flange, and a second cascade having a second integral flange, wherein the first cascade and the second cascade are operatively coupled to one another via the first integral flange and the second integral flange to form a cascade assembly, and the actuator is disposed between the first cascade and the second cascade.
GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AXIAL MOVABLE FAN VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE
A method of designing a turbofan engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, providing a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, providing a low pressure turbine driving the plurality of fan blades through a gear train, providing a fan nacelle and a core nacelle, the fan nacelle at least partially surrounding the core nacelle, providing a fan bypass flow path defined between the core nacelle and the fan nacelle, and providing a fan variable area nozzle in communication with the fan bypass flow path and defining a fan nozzle exit area between the fan nacelle and the core nacelle.
GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AXIAL MOVABLE FAN VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE
A method of designing a turbofan engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, providing a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, providing a low pressure turbine driving the plurality of fan blades through a gear train, providing a fan nacelle and a core nacelle, the fan nacelle at least partially surrounding the core nacelle, providing a fan bypass flow path defined between the core nacelle and the fan nacelle, and providing a fan variable area nozzle in communication with the fan bypass flow path and defining a fan nozzle exit area between the fan nacelle and the core nacelle.
Thrust reverser cascade array and method for producing the same
A method of producing a cascade array and a cascade array is provided. The method includes: forming a plurality of strongbacks from a first thermoplastic material; forming a plurality of comb subassemblies, each said comb subassembly including one of the plurality of strongbacks and a plurality of vanes comprising a second thermoplastic material extending outwardly from the respective one of the plurality strongbacks; and attaching the plurality of comb subassemblies into a unitary structure to produce the cascade array.