Turbojet designed to be fixed onto the AFT part of the fuselage of an aircraft, in upper position
AssigneeSnecma Moteurs
InventorsBruno Beutin, Didier Yvon, Georges Mazeaud, Fabien Burdin
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Abstract
The turbojet according to the invention is designed to be fixed onto the upper part of the aft section of the fuselage of an aircraft using at least one coat hanger, the turbojet comprising a fan, a forward casing, an aft casing, accessories arranged around the periphery of the forward casing, the forward casing comprising attachment points, for the coat hanger. The attachment points are arranged so that the turbojet can be installed indifferently on either side of the aircraft fuselage, accessories being arranged on the casing so that they are accessible from the outside of the fuselage regardless of which side the installation is done.
Claims9
Turbojet designed to be fixed in upper position of the aft section of the fuselage of an aircraft, using at least one coat hanger, the turbojet comprising a fan, a forward casing, an aft casing, accessories arranged around the periphery of the forward casing, the forward casing comprising attachment points, for the coat hanger, characterised in that the attachment points are arranged so as to enable that the turbojet can be mounted indifferently on either side of the aircraft fuselage, the accessories are arranged on the casing so that they are accessible from the outside of the fuselage regardless of which side the turbojet is mounted on, the attachment points, of a coat hanger to the forward casing being distributed on each side of the vertical plane containing the centreline of the turbojet and the coat hanger being designed to be fixed cantilevered from its attachment arm to the aircraft, the accessories being located close to the vertical plane and comprising at least one oil tank, a fuel control unit or a computer, placed on the upper part of the forward casing, and an accessory gearbox, placed on the lower part of the forward casing.
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