The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal members are arcuately shaped to meet at an upstream end of the bird deflector.ġ0. The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal members are shaped to form a cone connecting together at an apex at an upstream end of the bird deflector.ĩ. The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal members and the lateral members are formed of one of titanium alloy, plastic, or carbon fiber materials.Ĩ. The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the frustum downstream end is shaped as one of a circle, rectangle, triangle, or half-circle.ħ. The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the frustum downstream end is detachably connected to the frontal inlet cowl of the jet engine.Ħ. The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal members and the lateral members are formed in a shape of one of round, rectangular, or triangular cross sections.ĥ. The bird deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal members are sloped to meet at an upstream end of the bird deflector, the lateral members extend between the longitudinal members at longitudinally spaced intervals.Ĥ. A bird deflector for an inlet of a jet engine comprising: a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of lateral members forming a contoured perforated guard open at a downstream end an air replacement system comprising a frustum having an upstream end having a cross section larger than a cross section of a frustum downstream end, the frustum connected at said frustum downstream end to an upstream end of an inlet cowl of the jet engine, the frustum is connected to the perforated guard in a configuration such that either: 1) said frustum upstream end is connected the guard downstream end, or 2) the frustum downstream end is connected to the guard downstream end such that the frustum upstream end surrounds a portion of the guard, the frustum upstream end cross section is sized to compensate for an air flow blocked by the plurality of longitudinal members and the plurality of lateral members.ģ. A bird deflector for a jet engine comprising: a nacelle of the jet engine, an inlet cowl attached to an upstream end of the nacelle, the bird deflector comprising a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of lateral members forming a perforated guard, the perforated guard connected to an upstream end of the inlet cowl at a jet engine main inlet, the inlet cowl further comprising a cylinder and a radially inwardly extending flange, the flange extending perpendicularly to a main inlet airflow and defining the jet engine main inlet at a radially inner end of the flange, at least one opening formed in the flange, the at least one opening configured to receive a second air flow substantially equal to a third air flow being blocked by the plurality of longitudinal members and the plurality of lateral members.Ģ.
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