Making Supersonic Inlet Design Easier

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Inlet design has been a black art since the invention of the jet engine, and designing an inlet that works well at subsonic and supersonic speeds has always been a challenge (ask the F-111 folks). Now Boeing has received a US patent for a multi-path inlet concept that promises to make aircraft-engine integration and optimization an easier task.