INTEGRATED NACELLE ASSEMBLY

An assembly includes a unitary nacelle structure and an integrated fan housing for a gas turbine engine assembly. The unitary nacelle structure includes an inlet region and a fan cowl region, and is configured to at least partially circumscribe the integrated fan housing. The integrated fan housing...

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Hauptverfasser: SRINIVAS, MULLAHALLI VENKATARAMANIAH, LACHAPELLE, DONALD GEORGE, GARDNER, DONALD LEE, MITCHELL, STEPHEN CRAIG, GLYNN, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES, RAINOUS, EDWARD ATWOOD, PENNEKAMP, DAVID LANCE
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Zusammenfassung:An assembly includes a unitary nacelle structure and an integrated fan housing for a gas turbine engine assembly. The unitary nacelle structure includes an inlet region and a fan cowl region, and is configured to at least partially circumscribe the integrated fan housing. The integrated fan housing comprises an integral composite structure and includes a fan case sized and configured for encircling a fan blade assembly of an associated gas turbine engine, a fan hub, and a plurality of fan outlet guide vanes. The unitary nacelle structure cooperates with the integrated fan housing to transfer static and dynamic loads directly to a support structure, rather than through the engine core, to minimize backbone bending.