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US 4638946

VARIABLE CONFIGURATION EXHAUST DISCHARGE OPENING FOR A JET PROPULSION ENGINE

Assignee

Filed

Sep 24, 1979

Granted

Jan 27, 1987

Location

BRISTOL GB

Abstract

A gas turbine jet propulsion engine has a rectangular exhaust gas outlet 14. A pair of U-shaped tracks 21,22 one on each side of the outlet and which extend downstream of it, support rollers carrying the plates 24a etc. of a pair of articulated deflectors 24,26, one above and one below the outlet. The deflectors are translatable along the tracks between the final exhaust discharge opening of the engine. The configurations include a convergent divergent nozzle, a thrust vectoring nozzle and thrust reversing outlets.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Feb 17, 1982

Rescinded

Mar 28, 1986

Duration

4 years, 1 month

Inventor

  • 1JOHN M. HALL

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