A nacelle may include fan cowl panels which may be opened to provide access to the fan case. A latching mechanism may latch a left fan cowl panel to a right fan cowl panel. The latch may create a separation between the fan cowl panels when unlatched. A shoot pin latch may be aligned with a receiver
A nacelle may include fan cowl panels which may be opened to provide access to the fan case. A latching mechanism may latch a left fan cowl panel to a right fan cowl panel. The latch may create a separation between the fan cowl panels when unlatched. A shoot pin latch may be aligned with a receiver cavity such that the shoot pin latch may be closed when the latching mechanism is closed. If the fan cowl panels are not fully closed, the shoot pin latch may be prevented from closing, and a high visibility handle may indicate that the fan cowl panels are not latched together.
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1. An aircraft nacelle having a longitudinal axis running in a fore direction and an aft direction comprising: a first fan cowl panel rotatable about a first hinge and a second fan cowl panel rotatable about a second hinge, wherein the first fan cowl panel and the second fan cowl panel are rotatable
1. An aircraft nacelle having a longitudinal axis running in a fore direction and an aft direction comprising: a first fan cowl panel rotatable about a first hinge and a second fan cowl panel rotatable about a second hinge, wherein the first fan cowl panel and the second fan cowl panel are rotatable between a closed position in which the first fan cowl panel and the second fan cowl panel form an exterior of the aircraft nacelle, and an open position in which the first fan cowl panel and the second fan cowl panel are separated;a shoot pin latch mounted to the first fan cowl panel, the shoot pin latch comprising a first handle and a shoot pin, the shoot pin oriented to translate in the fore direction and the aft direction;and a receiver coupled to an inlet bulkhead of the aircraft nacelle, the receiver having a receiver cavity longitudinally aligned to receive the shoot pin;wherein, in the closed position, the shoot pin is aligned with the receiver cavity in the receiver, and wherein the shoot pin latch is configured to be closed by extending the shoot pin in the fore direction into the receiver cavity. 2. The aircraft nacelle of claim 1, wherein the first handle is located at an outboard portion of the first fan cowl panel. 3. The aircraft nacelle of claim 1, wherein, in the open position, the shoot pin is not aligned with the receiver cavity. 4. The aircraft nacelle of claim 1, further comprising a latching mechanism configured to prevent the first fan cowl panel from separating from the second fan cowl panel, wherein the latching mechanism comprises a second handle comprising a slot, and a push pin located at least partially within the slot. 5. The aircraft nacelle of claim 1, wherein the shoot pin latch comprises a curved arm coupled to the first handle. 6. The aircraft nacelle of claim 5, wherein the curved arm comprises a groove. 7. The aircraft nacelle of claim 1, wherein a latching mechanism is configured to maintain a separation between the first fan cowl panel and the second fan cowl panel in response to the latching mechanism being in an unlatched position. 8. The aircraft nacelle of claim 7, wherein the separation prevents the shoot pin from being inserted in the receiver cavity. 9. An aircraft nacelle having a longitudinal axis running in a fore direction and an aft direction comprising: a first fan cowl panel configured to move relative to the aircraft nacelle to provide access to a fan case;a latch configured to create a separation between the first fan cowl panel and a second fan cowl panel in response to the latch being unlatched;a shoot pin latch coupled to the first fan cowl panel, wherein the shoot pin latch is configured to be closed by extending a shoot pin, oriented to translate in the fore direction and the aft direction, in the fore direction; anda receiver coupled to an inlet bulkhead of the aircraft nacelle, the receiver having a receiver cavity longitudinally aligned to receive the shoot pin. 10. The aircraft nacelle of claim 9, wherein the shoot pin latch comprises a handle. 11. The aircraft nacelle of claim 9, wherein the shoot pin is configured to contact a body of the receiver in response to the latch being unlatched. 12. The aircraft nacelle of claim 10, wherein the handle is a high visibility handle. 13. The aircraft nacelle of claim 10, wherein the handle is located at an outboard portion of the aircraft nacelle. 14. The aircraft nacelle of claim 9, wherein the shoot pin latch comprises a curved arm coupled to a handle, and a retaining pin coupling the shoot pin to the curved arm. 15. The aircraft nacelle of claim 14, wherein the retaining pin is slidable within a groove in the curved arm. 16. The aircraft nacelle of claim 1, wherein in the closed position, the shoot pin is configured to prevent the first fan cowl panel from rotating about the first hinge.
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Jackson, Frank T.; Rozema, Timothy Scott, Blowout latch.
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