Patent ID: 6557799
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B64D,F02K,F05D,G10K

Abstract:
An acoustically treated bullnose fairing assembly for a thrust reverser of an aircraft, the thrust reverser having an outer fixed structure and a stowable blocker door, comprising:a) a back sheet having a forward end and a back end; b) a face sheet having a forward portion and a back portion, said back portion being aft of a forward edge of a blocker door of a thrust reverser when the blocker door is in a stowed position, said forward portion being perforated; and c) a honeycomb structure positioned between said back sheet and said face sheet, wherein said back sheet, said face sheet and said honeycomb structure are bonded together and securely affixed to an outer fixed structure of the thrust reverser, and wherein said perforated forward portion of said face sheet cooperates with said honeycomb structure to maximize the acoustic performance of the thrust reverser.