Patent ID: 6546715
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: F02K

Abstract:
A thrust reverser for a turbofan engine having an air duct defined radially inwardly by a cowl around a gas turbine and radially outwardly in part by a fan case of the engine, comprisinga bulkhead adapted to be mounted on the fan case, a translating sleeve supported for movement axially between a closed position adjacent the bulkhead and an open position spaced apart axially to the rear of the bulkhead so as to form an outlet opening for discharge of air from the air duct, and a cascade array fixed in the outlet opening, the cascade array attached to the bulkhead at a location substantially inwardly of the outer perimeter of the bulkhead, the cascade array having a substantially conical portion, wherein the forward end of the conical portion has a diameter substantially smaller than the diameter of the rearward end, and the cascade array being substantially conical throughout its axial extent.