Patent ID: 8419815
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A bird deflector for a jet engine comprising: a nacelle of the jet engine, an inlet cowl attached to an upstream end of the nacelle, the bird deflector comprising a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of lateral members forming a perforated guard, the perforated guard connected to an upstream end of the inlet cowl at a jet engine main inlet, the inlet cowl further comprising a cylinder and a radially inwardly extending flange, the flange extending perpendicularly to a main inlet airflow and defining the jet engine main inlet at a radially inner end of the flange, at least one opening formed in the flange, the at least one opening configured to receive a second air flow substantially equal to a third air flow being blocked by the plurality of longitudinal members and the plurality of lateral members.