A turbofan engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, a gear train, a low pressure turbine driving the fan section through the gear train, a fan nacelle and a core nacelle, the fan nacelle at least partially surrounding the core nacelle, a fan bypass flow path defined between the core nacelle and the fan nacelle, and a fan variable area nozzle in communication with the fan bypass flow path, and defining a fan nozzle exit area between the fan nacelle and the core nacelle. The fan variable area nozzle includes a first fan nacelle section and a second fan nacelle section, the second fan nacelle section movably mounted relative the first fan nacelle section and moveable axially along an engine axis of rotation relative the first fan nacelle section, defining an auxiliary port that extends between the first fan nacelle section and the second fan nacelle section.


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    Title :

    GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AXIAL MOVABLE FAN VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-04-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F02K JET-PROPULSION PLANTS , Strahltriebwerke / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / F04D Strömungsarbeitsmaschinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS



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