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

Claim 0:
1. An assembly for an aircraft, the assembly comprising:
a variable area inlet for an aircraft propulsion system, the variable area inlet extending along a longitudinal centerline, the variable area inlet including an inlet structure, an inlet door, an inner inlet passage, and a plurality a outer inlet passages distributed circumferentially about the longitudinal centerline;
the inlet door configured to axially translate from a closed position to an open position along the longitudinal centerline, the inlet door configured to close the plurality of outer inlet passages when the inlet door is in the closed position, and the inlet door configured to open the plurality of outer inlet passages when the inlet door is in the open position;
the inner inlet passage extending into the variable area inlet from a leading edge of the inlet structure; and
each of the plurality of outer inlet passage extending through the inlet structure to the inner inlet passage.