SPINNER AFT-EXTENDED FORWARD RETURN FLANGE

A spinner (15) for a fan assembly (11) of a gas turbine engine (10), a method of fabricating a spinner for a fan assembly (11) of a gas turbine engine (10), and a gas turbine engine (10) are disclosed. The fan section (11) may include a nosecap (25). The spinner (15) may include a forward end (17),...

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Hauptverfasser: KLING, Colin J, LUSSIER, Darin X
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A spinner (15) for a fan assembly (11) of a gas turbine engine (10), a method of fabricating a spinner for a fan assembly (11) of a gas turbine engine (10), and a gas turbine engine (10) are disclosed. The fan section (11) may include a nosecap (25). The spinner (15) may include a forward end (17), an aft end (18), and a return flange (30) associated with the forward end (17). The return flange (30) may include a forward flange (34) extending forward towards the nosecap (25) and an aft flange (32) extending aft towards the aft end (18).