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An air inlet assembly for bringing air to an auxiliary power unit mounted in the compartment of an aircraft. The assembly includes a duct extending from an intake contoured to conform to the to the aircraft fuselage to an exit coupled to the inlet plenum of the auxiliary power unit. A first door hin

An air inlet assembly for bringing air to an auxiliary power unit mounted in the compartment of an aircraft. The assembly includes a duct extending from an intake contoured to conform to the to the aircraft fuselage to an exit coupled to the inlet plenum of the auxiliary power unit. A first door hingeably mounted to the aft side of said intake and moveable from an open position to a closed position where said first door lies flush against intake, said first door having a closing wall and two side walls and a second door hingeably mounted to the forward end of said intake, said second door having a plate with two inwardly extending walls, each of said inwardly extending walls hinged to one of said side walls so that the second door rotates with said first door. During ground operation air that would have swirled around the side walls of the first door thus generating inlet corner vortices are now blocked by the side walls of the second door.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An air inlet assembly for bringing air to an auxiliary power unit mounted in the compartment of an aircraft comprising:a duct extending from an intake contoured to conform to the to the aircraft fuselage to an exit coupled to the inlet plenum of the auxiliary power unit

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An air inlet assembly for bringing air to an auxiliary power unit mounted in the compartment of an aircraft comprising:a duct extending from an intake contoured to conform to the to the aircraft fuselage to an exit coupled to the inlet plenum of the auxiliary power unit;a first door hingeably mounted to the aft side of said intake and moveable from an open position to a closed position where said first door lies flush against said intake, said first door having a closing wall and two side walls; anda vortex bustor forward of said intake comprising a second door hingeably mounted to the forward end of said intake, said second door having a plate with two inwardly extending walls, each of said inwardly extending walls hinged to one of said side walls so that the second wall rotates with said first door.