US 12,448,134 B1
Blended wing aircraft
Arthur William Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US); Brandon Wayne Miller, Middletown, OH (US); Jeffrey Donald Clements, Mason, OH (US); and Daniel Alan Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/022,123.
Int. Cl. B64D 33/04 (2006.01); B64D 27/14 (2006.01); B64D 29/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 27/14 (2013.01) [B64D 29/04 (2013.01); B64D 33/04 (2013.01); B64C 2039/105 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blended wing aircraft comprising:
a body having a fuselage and a pair of wings extending outward from the fuselage, the body defining a flowpath surface; and
an aircraft engine defining an outlet and comprising an outer nacelle and a thrust reverser assembly, wherein the flowpath surface defines an inlet channel for the aircraft engine, the thrust reverser assembly comprising a deployable structure coupled to the outer nacelle and extending less than 360 degrees around the outlet, and wherein the deployable structure contacts the flowpath surface downstream of the outlet when in a reverse thrust position.