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

Claim 15:
16. 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 of outer inlet passages distributed circumferentially about the longitudinal centerline;
the inlet door including a leading edge and a trailing edge, the inlet door configured to axially translate from a closed position to an open position along the longitudinal centerline, the leading edge disposed in contact with the inlet structure in the closed position, and the leading edge axially displaced from the plurality of outer inlet passages 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.