Patent ID: 11859545
Assignee: ROHR, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. An assembly for an aircraft, the assembly comprising:
a variable area inlet for an aircraft propulsion system, the variable area inlet extending circumferentially about a longitudinal centerline, the variable area inlet including an inlet structure, an inlet door, an inner inlet passage and a plurality of outer inlet passages, the plurality of outer inlet passages disposed circumferentially about the longitudinal centerline and the inner inlet passage in an array;
the inlet door configured to translate between a closed position and an open position, the inlet door configured to close each of the plurality of outer inlet passages when the inlet door is in the closed position, and the inlet door configured to open each of the plurality of outer inlet passages when the inlet door is in the open position;
the inner inlet passage extending axially into the variable area inlet; and
the plurality of outer inlet passages extending radially through the inlet structure.