Leading edge snag for exposed propeller engine installation

An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a wingbox that is attached to said fuselage, left and right wing panels supported by said wingbox, first and second exposed propeller engines respectively mounted to said left and right wing panels, and a respective strut that connects a respective exposed propeller engine to a respective one of said left and right wing panels, wherein each of said left and right wing panels comprises upper and lower surfaces and swept leading and trailing edges, each leading edge comprising an inboard spanwise portion disposed between said fuselage and the exposed propeller engine mounted thereto, an outboard spanwise portion disposed between the exposed propeller engine mounted thereto and a tip of the wing panel, and a snag that connects said inboard and outboard spanwise portions at the location of the exposed propeller engine mounted thereto and is buried inside a respective strut, said inboard spanwise portion being offset in an aftwise direction relative to said outboard spanwise portion.

An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a swept airfoil-shaped body projecting from said fuselage, an exposed propeller engine mounted to said airfoil-shaped body, and a slipper nacelle that connects said exposed propeller engine to said airfoil-shaped body, wherein said airfoil-shaped body comprises a leading edge comprising a snag coincident with a mounting location of said exposed propeller engine and buried inside slipper nacelle, an inboard spanwise portion disposed between said fuselage and said exposed propeller engine, and an outboard spanwise portion disposed between said exposed propeller engine and a tip of said airfoil-shaped body, said inboard spanwise portion being offset in an aftwise direction relative to said outboard spanwise portion.

An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a wingbox that is attached to said fuselage, left and right wing panels supported by said wingbox, first and second exposed propeller engines respectively mounted to said left and right wing panels, and a respective slipper nacelle that surrounds a respective exposed propeller engine, wherein each of said left and right wing panels comprises upper and lower surfaces and swept leading and trailing edges, each leading edge comprising an inboard spanwise portion disposed between said fuselage and the exposed propeller engine mounted thereto, an outboard spanwise portion disposed between the exposed propeller engine mounted thereto and a tip of the wing panel, and a snag that connects said inboard and outboard spanwise portions at the location of the exposed propeller engine mounted thereto and is buried inside a respective slipper nacelle, said inboard spanwise portion being offset in an aftwise direction relative to said outboard spanwise portion.