NACELLE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT LOWER BI-FI SPLITTER

• US 20080258016A1
• Filed: 04/23/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Original Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Inventors: Gukeisen, Robert L., Marshall, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US11/738,607
• Publication Number:
  US 20080258016A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/53R
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 29/00 Power-plant nacelles, fairings, or cowlings nacelles not otherwise provided for B64C
• CPC Class Codes: F02K 1/70 using thrust reverser flaps or doors mounted on the fan housing
• CPC Class Codes: F02K 3/06 with front fan

Abstract

A nacelle assembly provides thrust reverser doors and core cowl doors with separate thrust reverser door hinge lines and core cowl doors hinge lines for independent operation to eliminate the requirement of a lower bi-fi splitter. The removal of the lower Bi-Fi splitter provides improved aerodynamic packaging with improved performance by reducing drag in the bypass fan stream.

Claims

1. A nacelle arrangement comprising:

a thrust reverser door which pivots about a thrust reverser door hinge axis; and

a core cowl door which pivots about a core cowl hinge axis, said core cowl hinge axis separate from said thrust reverser door hinge axis.

2. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said core cowl door is separate from said thrust reverser door.

3. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said core cowl door is at least partially radially within said thrust reverser door.

4. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said core cowl hinge axis is located along a side of a pylon which supports said nacelle arrangement.

5. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said core cowl door defines an upper bi-fi splitter.

6. A nacelle arrangement comprising:

a fan cowl door which pivots about a fan cowl door hinge axis;

a thrust reverser door which pivots about a thrust reverser door hinge axis, said fan cowl door axially aft of said thrust reverser door; and

a core cowl door which pivots about a core cowl hinge axis, said core cowl hinge axis separate from said thrust reverser door hinge axis.

7. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 6, wherein said core cowl door is at least partially radially within said thrust reverser door.

8. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 6, wherein said core cowl hinge axis is located along a side of a pylon which supports said nacelle arrangement.

9. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 6, wherein said core cowl door defines an upper bi-fi splitter.

10. The nacelle arrangement as recited in claim 9, wherein said bi-fi splitter extends radially between an engine pylon and said core cowl door.

11. A nacelle arrangement comprising:

a RH fan cowl door which pivots about a RH fan cowl door hinge axis;

a LH fan cowl door which pivots about a LH fan cowl door hinge axis;

a RH thrust reverser door which pivots about a RH thrust reverser door hinge axis, said RH fan cowl door axially aft of said RH thrust reverser door;

a LH thrust reverser door which pivots about a LH thrust reverser door hinge axis, said LH fan cowl door axially aft of said LH thrust reverser door;

a RH core cowl door which pivots about a RH core cowl hinge axis, said RH core cowl hinge axis separate from said RH thrust reverser door hinge axis; and

a LH core cowl door which pivots about a LH core cowl hinge axis, said LH core cowl hinge axis separate from said LH thrust reverser door hinge axis.