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A variable geometry ejector nozzle for a gas turbine aero engine, in which a primary nozzle and convergent throat is defined by a pair of mutually confronting flaps 30 which are of corrugated form and have slots in them, and a pair of corrugated fairing flaps 33. The fairing flaps 33 are mounted on

A variable geometry ejector nozzle for a gas turbine aero engine, in which a primary nozzle and convergent throat is defined by a pair of mutually confronting flaps 30 which are of corrugated form and have slots in them, and a pair of corrugated fairing flaps 33. The fairing flaps 33 are mounted on pivotal links 31 which also carry a pair of flaps 32 that define part of the downstream boundary of the nozzle flow path. A pair of outer flaps 35 interconnect the upstream ends to the flaps 33 to the downstream ends of the flaps 32. To define an ejector nozzle, the flaps 30 are rotated to define in appropriate area throat and the flaps 32,33 and 35 are swung bodily outward to form an air intake scoop 38. The flaps 30 and 33 can be rotated to a position where they form a thrust reverser to deflect gases flowing through the nozzle out through outlets 29.

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An ejector nozzle for a gas turbine aero engine comprising: a duct; a pair of mutually confronting sidewalls extending downstream of the duct; one or more air outlet openings at the downstream end of the duct; a pair of first flaps extending between the sidewalls, each first flap being pivotally mou

An ejector nozzle for a gas turbine aero engine comprising: a duct; a pair of mutually confronting sidewalls extending downstream of the duct; one or more air outlet openings at the downstream end of the duct; a pair of first flaps extending between the sidewalls, each first flap being pivotally mounted downstream of the openings, for rotation about an axis which extends transverse to the duct, which axis passes through a region of the flap intermediate its upstream and downstream ends, and each of the first flaps being provided with slots in that portion between its pivotal axis and its downstream end; a plurality of links each of which is pivotally mounted at one end on structure which is fixed relative to the duct so as to rotate about an axis transverse to the duct; a pair of second flaps which extend between the sidewalls, each second flap being pivotally connected at an upstream end to the free end of one or more links; a pair of third flaps extending between the side walls, each third flap being pivotally attached at its downstream end to the upstream end of one of the second flaps; a pair of fourth flaps extending between the side walls, each fourth flap being pivotally attached at its upstream end to the upstream end of one of the third flaps, and pivotally attached at its downstream end to the downstream end of one of the second flaps; and actuation means operable to rotate the first flaps about their axes of pivotal movement to and from a first position where the first flaps obturate the said outlet openings and define a boundary wall of gas flow path through the nozzle, to and from a second position where they co-operate with the third flaps to define a convergent part of the nozzle, and to and from a third position where they uncover the openings and co-operate with the third flaps obturate the duct and constitute deflecting surfaces which redirect gases flowing through the nozzle out through the outlet openings, the actuation means being operable to rotate the links and swing the second, third, and fourth flaps bodily about the axes of pivotal attachment of the links to the said structure thereby, in at least one position of the links, to define an air intake opening on the downstream outer side of the first flaps and, in at least a second position of the links, to close off the air intake, cause the third flaps to co-operate with the first flaps to define a convergent part of the nozzle and cause the second flaps to define a divergent part of the nozzle immediately downstream of the first and third flaps.