Aircraft engine mounting
OwnerMark Conrad Wilkschinventor
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Abstract
An aircraft engine mounting installation uses an overall partially focalized or convergent mount configuration with a combination of individual, or paired, axial mounts and individual, or paired, inclined mounts. When paired, the axial mount axes are parallel to the engine thrust axis. The respective axes of the axial and inclined mounts, or planes through paired similar mounts, converge at, or ahead of, the engine center of gravity in order to brace engine weight, engine thrust and torque reaction loads, without undue complexity in mount geometry.
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A mount configuration for an aircraft engine installation in an airframe with a plurality of resilient engine-to-airframe mounts, comprising at least one axial mount with an axis generally parallel to an engine thrust axis, and at least one inclined mount with an axis orientated to intersect a horizontal notional plane containing said axial mount axis at least as far forward as the engine center of gravity.
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