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US 2009/0212156 A1Published application
Aircraft engine system with gearbox unit
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorEric W. Blumer
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Abstract
An engine system for an aircraft includes an engine and a gearbox. The engine is mounted in a nacelle region of the aircraft. The gearbox is coupled to the engine, and is mounted in a fuselage region of the aircraft. The fuselage region is separated from the fuselage region by a structure.
Claims20
An engine system for an aircraft, the engine system comprising:
- an engine mounted in a nacelle region of the aircraft;
- and
- a gearbox coupled to the engine and mounted in a fuselage region of the aircraft, the fuselage region separated from the fuselage region by a structure.
An engine system for an aircraft, the engine system comprising:
- a beam structure;
- a first engine mounted on the beam structure;
- a second engine mounted on the beam structure;
- a first gearbox mounted on the beam structure between the first engine and the second engine and coupled to the first engine;
- and
- a second gearbox mounted on the beam structure between the first engine and the second engine and coupled to the second engine.
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An engine system for an aircraft, the engine system comprising:
- a beam structure;
- a first engine mounted on the beam structure in a first nacelle region of the aircraft;
- a second engine mounted on the beam structure in a second nacelle region of the aircraft;
- and
- an engine accessory unit mounted on the beam structure between the first engine and the second engine and outside the first and second nacelle regions of the aircraft, wherein the engine accessory unit comprises a gearbox unit coupled to one or more of the first engine and the second engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.