US 12,435,666 B1
Turbine engine having a variable engine intake system
Arthur W. Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US); and Brandon W. Miller, Middletown, OH (US)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/910,933.
Int. Cl. F02C 7/042 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/042 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/36 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbine engine comprising:
a fan having a plurality of fan blades;
a nacelle that extends circumferentially about the fan, the nacelle including a fan cowl and an inlet cowl that is movable with respect to the fan cowl;
an engine intake including an engine inlet defined from a leading edge of the nacelle to the plurality of fan blades; and
a variable engine intake system that adjusts the inlet cowl axially between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position to adjust an inlet length of the engine inlet, wherein the inlet cowl maintains contact with a radially outermost surface and a radially innermost surface of the fan cowl when the inlet cowl is extended.