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Gas turbine engine with aft core driven fan section

  • US 8,516,789 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2011
  • Issued: 08/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gas turbine engine comprising:

  • a low spool along an engine axis with a forward fan section and a low pressure turbine section;

    a high spool along said engine axis with a high pressure turbine section, a high pressure compressor section and an aft core driven fan section (CDFS), said high pressure turbine section axially forward of said high pressure compressor section, said aft core driven fan section (CDFS) axially aft of said high pressure turbine section and said high pressure compressor section along said engine axis, and said aft core driven fan section (CDFS) including a forward-facing inlet; and

    a combustor section axially between said high pressure turbine section and said high pressure compressor section.

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