Fail safe extended torque box strut-to-wing mount

Apparatus for mounting an aircraft engine to a wing of an aircraft, comprising:

• a torque box strut for supporting the aircraft engine;
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• a strut-to-wing mounting system for attaching the torque box strut to the wing of an aircraft, the strut-to-wing mounting system comprising:
• an aft mounting system for attaching the torque box strut to the wing at an aft end of the strut, the aft mounting system comprising first and second active aft links for attaching the torque box strut to the wing to constrain side and vertical load forces during normal aircraft operation, and first and second aft link catchers for attaching the torque box strut to the wing to constrain the side and vertical load forces upon a failure of one of the first and second active aft links, the first and second aft link catchers not attaching the torque box strut to the wing during the normal aircraft operation;
• a forward mounting system for attaching the torque box strut to the wing at a position on the strut that is forward of the aft end, the forward mounting system comprising first and second active forward links for attaching the torque box strut to the wing for constraining vertical load forces and roll moment during the normal aircraft operation, and a forward link catcher for attaching the torque box strut to the wing upon a failure of either the first or the second active forward link for constraining the vertical load forces and the roll moment, the forward link catcher not attaching the torque box strut to the wing during the normal aircraft operation;
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• a thrust puck system, the thrust puck system comprising an active thrust puck for constraining thrust and side load forces during normal aircraft operation, and a catcher thrust puck for constraining the thrust and side load forces upon a failure of the active thrust puck, the catcher thrust puck being inactive during the normal aircraft operation.