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US 2020/0140107 A1Published application
Engine mounted aircraft gearbox disposed in pylon
AssigneeGulfstream Aerospace Corporation
InventorsDonald Freund, Douglas Klutzke, Michael Knight, Derek Muzychka
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Abstract
An aircraft includes a fuselage, an engine, a pylon, a nacelle cowling, and a gearbox assembly. The engine is spaced apart from the fuselage and the pylon is disposed between the fuselage and the engine. The accessory gearbox is fixed to the engine and is at least partially disposed in the pylon.
Claims20
An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- an engine spaced apart from the fuselage
- a nacelle cowling surrounding the engine;
- a pylon disposed between the fuselage and the engine;
- and
- a gearbox assembly fixed to the engine and at least partially disposed in the pylon.
3 more elements
An assembly for an aircraft, the assembly comprising:
- a first pylon skin;
- a second pylon skin opposing the first pylon skin to define a pylon;
- and
- a gearbox assembly configured to be fixed to an engine and to be at least partially disposed between the first pylon skin and the second pylon skin.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.