Gas turbine engine with axial movable fan variable area nozzle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10087885
APP PUB NO 20180045139A1
SERIAL NO

15729748

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A turbofan engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, the plurality of fan blades having a fixed stagger angle and a design angle of incidence, a low pressure turbine driving the plurality of fan blades through a gear train, a fan nacelle and a core nacelle extending along an engine axis of rotation, the fan nacelle at least partially surrounding the core nacelle and the plurality of fan blades, a fan bypass flow path defined between the core nacelle and the fan nacelle, the core nacelle contoured along the fan bypass flow path with respect to the engine axis of rotation, and a fan variable area nozzle in communication with a controller and with the fan bypass flow path, and defining a fan nozzle exit area between the fan nacelle and the core nacelle.

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RTX CORPORATION10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032

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  • 2017 Application Filing Year
  • F02K Class
  • 489 Applications Filed
  • 321 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 65.65 % Issued To-Date
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Kohlenberg, Gregory A Kensington, US 24 412
Zamora, Sean P Conventry, US 27 417

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