Patent ID: 7216476

Claim:
A jet engine for a mobile platform, the engine comprising: a gimbal ring configured to pivot relative to the jet engine about a first axis; a nozzle rim having a flange portion pivotally coupled to the gimbal ring, the nozzle rim being configured to pivot relative to the gimbal ring about a second axis; a first actuator yoke plate that operatively engages the nozzle rim to cause the gimbal ring and nozzle rim to pivot relative to the jet engine about the first axis; a second actuator yoke plate that operatively engages the nozzle rim to cause the nozzle rim to pivot relative to the gimbal ring about the second axis; a bendable duct having an outlet end that is received in an internal shoulder within the nozzle rim, the bendable duct defining a conduit in which exhaust flow generated by the jet engine is received and delivered directly to the nozzle rim; and first and second drive actuators for controlling the movement of the first and second actuator yoke plates to allow pivoting of the nozzle rim about the first axis and the second axis for changing a vector at which the exhaust flow is discharged from the nozzle rim.