Engine debris guard
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsChris Foster, Ching Yu Hui
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Abstract
An engine debris guard for preventing tyre propelled debris striking an aircraft engine, the debris guard comprising a guard bar pivotably connected to an aircraft main landing gear having at least one wheel and tyre assembly, the guard bar being arranged to be movable between a first position and a second position wherein in the first position the guard bar extends laterally across the wheel and tyre assembly to intersect the possible trajectories between the wheel and tyre assembly and an engine of the aircraft of any tyre propelled debris.
Claims9
An engine debris guard for preventing tyre propelled debris striking an aircraft engine, the debris guard comprising a guard bar pivotably connected to an aircraft main landing gear having at least one wheel and tyre assembly, the guard bar being arranged to be movable between a first position and a second position wherein in the first position the guard bar extends laterally across the wheel and tyre assembly to intersect the possible trajectories between the wheel and tyre assembly and an engine of the aircraft of any tyre propelled debris.
An engine debris guard according to any preceding claim further comprising a resilient member arranged to bias the guard bar away from first position.
An engine debris guard according to any preceding claim further comprising shock absorbing means arranged to permit movement of the engine debris guard away from the wheel and tyre assembly when struck by a piece of debris.
An aircraft having at least one engine mounted at the rear of the fuselage and including an engine debris guard according to any preceding claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.