Engine apparatus and method for reducing a side load on a flying object

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PATENT NO 8938972
APP PUB NO 20130233942A1
SERIAL NO

13869223

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An engine apparatus is provided for a flying object, the engine apparatus including a combustion chamber having a throat region and a nozzle region, the nozzle region having a nozzle wall, wherein the nozzle region expands from the throat region towards an exit end relative to a combustion chamber axis, wherein the nozzle region has associated therewith a skirt having a skirt wall, the skirt being positioned downstream relative to the exit end and surrounding the exit end of the nozzle region, and wherein the skirt wall is at an acute angle away from the combustion chamber axis with respect to the nozzle wall, at least at the exit end of the nozzle region.

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  • DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Génin, Chloé Neudenau, DE 1 3
Stark, Ralf Widdern, DE 2 7

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