US 12,215,591 B2
Nacelle inlet with horizontal droop (NIHD)
Chen Chuck, Mercer Island, WA (US); and Brian Scott Kornegay, Snohomish, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/692,816.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/159,708, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0290580 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. F01D 25/24 (2006.01); B64C 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 25/24 (2013.01) [B64C 7/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft part, comprising:
an inlet for a nacelle housing a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine having an engine centerline and generating a thrust having a thrust vector, the inlet further comprising:
a highlight comprising an inlet leading edge of the inlet, wherein:
the highlight has an outboard side and an inboard side; and
the outboard side is forward of the inboard side so as to increase an airflow into the inlet and allow an increased alignment of the thrust vector with the engine centerline.