RTX Corporation
GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE GEARBOX ARRANGEMENT

Abstract:

A gas turbine engine according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a propulsor section including a propulsor having a plurality of blades, the plurality of blades having a peak tip radius Rt and an inboard leading edge radius Rh at a first inboard boundary of a first flowpath, and a core engine including a first turbine that drives a first compressor and a second turbine that drives the propulsor section. A second inboard boundary of a core flowpath has a radius R1 defined at a first stage of a second compressor and has a radius R2 defined at a splitter rim that guides flow into the core flowpath.