Patent ID: 6109562
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B64D,F01D,F01N,F05D

Abstract:
An aircraft construction having: an aircraft engine; an engine nacelle having a wall housing the engine; a cowl door in the wall of the nacelle providing access to the engine to service it; an exhaust duct extending from the engine through the cowl door, the exhaust duct having a first duct section with an outlet end extending from the engine toward the cowl door with its outlet end adjacent the cowl door; and a second, separate duct section extending outboard of the nacelle and having an inlet end, mounted at the cowl door and movable with the cowl door; the inlet end of the second duct section adjacent the outlet end of the first duct section, when the cowl door is closed, to have the first and second duct sections together directing exhaust from the engine out of the nacelle.