Patents Assigned to Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohn GmbH
  • Patent number: 5116251
    Abstract: An inlet system, which can be used for all supersonic or hypersonic engine inlets, comprises two or several separate parallel ducts which must be switched over in specific phases of flight. This is accomplished with a duct shaped parallel inlet element pivotably assigned to the inlet ramp of the inlet, which as a channel-connecting re-direction member alternately can close off the turbojet inlet duct as well as also the ramjet inlet. Preferably, the construction comprises a plurality of pivotably connected box-like elements interconnected in a movable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohn GmbH
    Inventors: Bartholomaus Bichler, Michael Jost