Patent ID: 11965461
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 11:
12. A system, comprising:
an engine inlet configured to receive air, the engine inlet being open toward a first direction; and
an inlet air management system (IAMS), the IAMS comprising:
an outer housing fixed relative to the engine inlet, the outer housing comprising;
a primary inlet open toward the first direction;
a secondary inlet;
a duct disposed in the outer housing, the duct being configured to selectively receive air from the primary inlet and the secondary inlet;
an inlet door operable between (1) a first position in which the inlet door blocks air from passing into the duct from the secondary inlet while allowing air to pass into the duct from the primary inlet and (2) a second position in which the inlet door blocks air from passing into the duct through the primary inlet while allowing air to pass into the duct through the secondary inlet;
wherein the duct comprises a downstream end that is offset in the first direction relative to the engine inlet.