CPC B64D 29/08 (2013.01) [B64D 29/06 (2013.01); F02K 1/72 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system, comprising:
a fixed structure;
a fan case comprising a first groove; and
a nacelle covering the fan case, the nacelle including a first fan cowl and a first thrust reverser section adjacent the first fan cowl;
the first fan cowl movably attached to and arranged on a first side of the fixed structure, the first fan cowl configured to move between a first fan cowl closed position and a first fan cowl second position, and the first fan cowl spaced axially forward from the first groove;
the first thrust reverser section movably attached to and arranged on the first side of the fixed structure, the first thrust reverser section configured to move between a first thrust reverser section closed position and a first thrust reverser section open position when the first fan cowl is in the first fan cowl closed position, and the first thrust reverser section comprising a first protrusion that projects radially into the first groove when the first thrust reverser section is in the first thrust reverser section closed position;
the nacelle further including a second fan cowl and a second thrust reverser section;
the second fan cowl movably attached to and arranged on a second side of the fixed structure, and the second fan cowl configured to move between a second fan cowl closed position and a second fan cowl open position;
the second thrust reverser section movably attached to and arranged on the second side of the fixed structure, and the second thrust reverser section configured to move between a second thrust reverser section closed position and a second thrust reverser section open position when the second fan cowl is in the second fan cowl open position;
the first fan cowl extending circumferentially from a first fan cowl first edge adjacent the fixed structure to a first fan cowl second edge, and the first fan cowl having a first axial length at the first fan cowl second edge; and
the second fan cowl extending circumferentially from a second fan cowl first edge adjacent the fixed structure to a second fan cowl second edge adjacent the first fan cowl second edge, and the second fan cowl having a second axial length at the second fan cowl second edge;
wherein the first axial length is less than the second axial length.
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