Patent ID: 6487845
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: F02K,Y02T

Abstract:
An aircraft engine thrust reverser comprising:an exhaust duct having an inlet at one of end for receiving exhaust from said engine, an outlet nozzle at an opposite end for discharging said exhaust, a pair of opposite side beams extending between said inlet and nozzle, and a pair of opposite portals disposed circumferentially between said beams forward of said nozzle; a pair of thrust reverser doors disposed in respective ones of said portals, and rotatably mounted to said beams at corresponding pivots; a pair of actuators mounted on respective ones of said beams and operatively joined to said doors for selective rotation thereof about said pivots; and two pairs of blister fairings disposed inside said duct and sealingly joining said doors to said beams around respective ones of said pivots.