| 摘要 |
<p>Engine for supersonic cruise aircraft comprising a supersonic compressor (114) capable of operating in a supersonic compression mode, the compressor being so mounted upstream of a core engine assembly (116,120,122) within an engine nacelle that the entire exit flow of the supersonic compressor enters the core engine assembly when the aircraft is operating at transonic and supersonic speeds. Preferably, the compressor is further capable of operating in a subsonic compression mode when the aircraft is operating at subsonic speeds. In this case, a portion of the exit flow of the supersonic compressor bypasses (126,130) the core engine assembly. The engine may further comprise means for diverting a portion of the compressor exit flow to the exterior (128) of the engine nacelle when the aircraft is operating subsonically. <IMAGE></p> |
