Patent ID: 11964772
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. An aircraft propulsion system comprising:
at least two propulsor assemblies disposed within an aircraft structure, wherein each of the at least two propulsor assemblies include:
a propulsive fan assembly configured for assembly into an aircraft fuselage, the propulsive fan assembly including a fan rotatable about a fan axis, wherein the propulsive fan assembly includes an electric motor coupled to drive the fan about the fan axis;
an inlet duct assembly disposed within the aircraft fuselage, the inlet duct assembly including an upper inlet duct with an upper inlet opening and a lower inlet duct with a lower inlet opening, wherein the upper inlet duct and the lower inlet duct each include a height that expands from a minimum height at a corresponding one of the upper inlet opening and the lower inlet opening to a maximum height before a transition region and splitter disposed forward of where the upper inlet duct and the lower inlet duct merge into a common inlet duct forward of the propulsive fan assembly; and
an outlet duct disposed aft of the propulsive fan assembly.