Systems and methods of reducing distortions of the inlet airflow to a turbomachine

Systems and methods of conditioning inlet air flow in a turbine engine. Where distortions in uniformity of inlet air flow are caused at least in part by the interaction of the air flow with the air inlet duct, a method of adaptively removing the distortions prior to the compressor stage comprises determining the distortion in the airflow; exposing the airflow to a plurality of correction vanes; and positioning the plurality of correction vanes based at least upon the determined distortion. An inlet conditioner system comprises an adaptable conditioning grid located within an air passage; a sensor suite configured to sense a characteristic of the airflow within the air passage; and a control system operably connected to the sensor suite and the adaptable conditioning grid. The control system may be adapted to configure the adaptable conditioning grid based on a sensed characteristic.