Engine backbone bending reduction
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJonathan E. Coleman, Timothy L. Schelfaut, Anthony M. Metz, Thomas P. Joseph, Mahesh Khandeparker, Kudum Shinde, Donald L. Gardner
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJonathan E. Coleman, Timothy L. Schelfaut, Anthony M. Metz, Thomas P. Joseph, Mahesh Khandeparker, Kudum Shinde, Donald L. Gardner
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Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An apparatus for mounting a gas turbine engine to a pylon includes: a thrust link coupled to the gas turbine engine and an aft mount, the gas turbine engine coupled to the pylon via a forward mount and the aft mount, a bending restraint having a first end and a second end, the bending restraint including an actuator positioned at the first end to apply a force to a fan section of the gas turbine engine, a first joint positioned at the first end of the bending restraint, the first joint coupled to the first end of the bending restraint and the fan section, and a second joint positioned at the second end of the bending restraint, the second joint coupled to the second end of the bending restraint.
An apparatus for mounting a gas turbine engine to a pylon, the apparatus comprising:
A gas turbine engine comprising:
An apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.