General Electric Company
Translating fan blades for an aircraft tail mounted fan assembly

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to a fan section mounted to an aircraft tail section. The fan section defines a radial direction, an axial direction and a circumferential direction. The fan section includes a shaft extending generally along a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of fan blades rotatable with the shaft about the longitudinal axis. Each fan blade defines an outer end along the radial direction. One or more of the plurality of fan blades translates a respective outer end from a first radial position to a second radial position.