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A vectorable gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle including deployable angled flow deflectors for providing thrust vectoring in the yaw direction. In one embodiment the deflectors are pivotally deployed in the diverging section of a two dimensional nozzle with the use of either electromechanical or pne

A vectorable gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle including deployable angled flow deflectors for providing thrust vectoring in the yaw direction. In one embodiment the deflectors are pivotally deployed in the diverging section of a two dimensional nozzle with the use of either electromechanical or pneumatic rotary actuators. The deflectors are preferably employed in a two dimensional convergent divergent exhaust nozzle which includes a means for varying the size of the throat and a means for providing pitch thrust vectoring.

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A thrust vectoring apparatus for directing exhaust flow of the nozzle comprising: top and bottom divergent flaps, a set of corresponding right hand and left hand deflector flaps hinged to each of said divergent flaps so that each deflector flap of said set is rotatable about a corresponding line ess

A thrust vectoring apparatus for directing exhaust flow of the nozzle comprising: top and bottom divergent flaps, a set of corresponding right hand and left hand deflector flaps hinged to each of said divergent flaps so that each deflector flap of said set is rotatable about a corresponding line essentially on the flow surface of said divergent flap and wherein the corresponding lines on each of said flaps are angled with respect to each other, and means for deploying said deflector flaps into and at an angle to the direction of the exhaust flow.