Apparatus for simulating operation of fan blades in a gas turbine

A training device that replicates operation of a fan blades in a turbine engine, said training device comprising:

• a motor;
• a shaft coupled to the motor, the shaft having a central axis and an array of blade elements disposed radially about the central axis;
• and
• a housing enclosing the array, the housing comprising a plurality of probe mounting members with openings extending through the housing and exposing a top surface of the blade elements in the array, the plurality of probe mounting members comprising,
• a first probe member with a bore surface radially outward of and tangential to the center axis of the shaft, the openings comprising a bore extending normal to the bore surface to receive a first probe inserted therein, and
• a second probe member with an adapter surface extending away from the housing to support an adapter that positions a second probe normal to the top surface of the blades, the openings comprising an adapter opening proximate the adapter surface, the adapter opening exposing the top surface of the blade elements to the second probe.