Mounting arrangement for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorKenneth F. Udall
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AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorKenneth F. Udall
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A mounting arrangement (46) for mounting a turbofan gas turbine engine (10) on an aircraft pylon (44). The gas turbine engine (10) comprises a core engine (24) having a core engine casing (26). The mounting (46) comprises a first mounting (48) for mounting the core engine casing (26) on the pylon (44) and a second mounting (50) for mounting the core engine casing (26) on the pylon (44). The first mounting (48) comprises a first hinge adjacent (52) the core engine casing (26) and a second hinge adjacent (54) adjacent the pylon (44). The first hinge (52) is arranged parallel to the axis (S) of the gas turbine engine (10) to form a roll hinge. The second hinge (54) is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the axis (S) of the gas turbine engine (10) to form a pitch hinge. The second mounting (50) comprises a third hinge (56) adjacent the core engine casing (26) and a fourth hinge (58) adjacent the pylon (44). The third and fourth hinges (56,58) are arranged in a plane perpendicular to the axis (S) of the gas turbine engine (10). The hinges (52,54,56,58) are elastic hinges.
A mounting arrangement for mounting a gas turbine engine on an aircraft, the gas turbine engine having at least one casing, the mounting arrangement comprises at least one mounting for mounting the at least one casing on the aircraft, the mounting comprises at least one elastic hinge arranged parallel to the axis of the gas turbine engine or at least one elastic hinge arranged in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the gas turbine engine, the at least one elastic hinge is arranged to allow small elastic movements of the mounting within the fatigue limits of the material of the mounting.
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