Patent ID: 7900433

Claim:
In a gas turbine engine power plant comprising; a pylon, a fan, a nacelle supported by said pylon and in register with said fan, a core gas turbine engine disposed within said nacelle and having a first longitudinal centerline associated therewith, said core gas turbine engine driving said fan that discharges airflow therefrom during operation of said core gas turbine engine, a core cowl disposed interiorly of said nacelle and supported by said pylon, said core cowl surrounding said core gas turbine engine and supported by a portion of said pylon extending between said nacelle and said core cowl, said portion of said pylon partially restricting a flow area between said nacelle and said core cowl, said flow area having a first portion thereof disposed on one side of a central plane of said engine and an opposite portion disposed on the opposite side of said central plane of said core gas turbine engine, wherein said nacelle is vertically shifted and offset upwardly about said flow area toward the pylon from said longitudinal centerline or wherein said core cowl within said flow area is vertically shifted and offset downwardly from a longitudinal centerline of said nacelle, and wherein said first portion of said flow area has a greater cross-sectional flow dimension than said opposite portion thereof in an amount to compensate for the pylon.