Thrust vectoring and variable exhaust area for jet engine nozzle
CA 2495804 A1 · Owner: Propulsion Vectoring, L.P. · Inventors: Lair, Jean-Pierre
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A jet engine nozzle having a pair of pivoting extension arms and a pair of pivoting shells connected to a jet pipe is provided. The first extension arm is pivotally connected to the jet pipe at a first location while the second , extension arm is pivotally connected to the jet pipe at a second location. Each shell is pivotally connected at both the first and second locations. An axis of rotation associated with the first location is coaxial to an axis of rotation associated with the second location. Independent actuation means are provided to rotate the extension arms and the shells thereby enabling , adjustment of the thrust-vector angle or the exhaust area of the nozzle.
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- Filed September 15, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 15, 2023.
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