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A thrust reverser is disclosed having a thrust reverser door with an outer door panel pivotally attached to an inner door panel which, in turn, is pivotally attached to an annular housing. The door panels are pivotable about parallel, but displaced pivot axes such that the inner door panel undergoes

A thrust reverser is disclosed having a thrust reverser door with an outer door panel pivotally attached to an inner door panel which, in turn, is pivotally attached to an annular housing. The door panels are pivotable about parallel, but displaced pivot axes such that the inner door panel undergoes a greater range of motion between its closed and open positions that does the outer door panel. This enables the inner door panel to be flush with the upstream and downstream portions of the inner housing surface to provide a smooth airflow through the air duct during the forward thrust mode, while at the same time enabling an efficient operation of the door during the reverse thrust mode.

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A thrust reverser for a turbojet engine having an annular housing extending along a longitudinal axis and having an outer housing surface, an inner housing surface defining an airflow duct and at least one laterally facing opening, comprising: (a) at least one thrust reverser door having an outer do

A thrust reverser for a turbojet engine having an annular housing extending along a longitudinal axis and having an outer housing surface, an inner housing surface defining an airflow duct and at least one laterally facing opening, comprising: (a) at least one thrust reverser door having an outer door panel and an inner door panel located radially inwardly from the outer door panel, movable between a closed position wherein the door covers the at least one laterally facing opening such that the inner door panel is substantially flush with the inner housing surface and the outer door panel is substantially flush with the outer housing surface, and an open position wherein the at least one laterally facing opening is uncovered; (b) first attaching means to pivotally attach the inner door panel to the annular housing such that the inner door panel pivots about a first pivot axis extending generally transverse to the longitudinal axis; (c) second attaching means to pivotally attach the outer door panel to the inner door panel such that it may pivot about a second pivot axis extending generally parallel to, but displaced from, the first pivot axis; (d) actuating means connected between the annular housing and the inner door panel to move the at least one thrust reverser door between its open and closed positions; and, (e) linkage means interconnecting the inner and outer door panels such that the inner door panel pivots through a greater angle than the outer door panel as the at least one thrust reverser door moves between its open and closed positions.