Measurement instrument support interposed between a drive unit and an air intake of an aircraft nacelle
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsFrédéric Chelin, Cedric Leconte, Fabienne Montetagaud
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Abstract
An aircraft nacelle comprising a power plant having a pipe with an aerodynamic surface, an air intake having an inside pipe with an aerodynamic surface, and an annular support of at least one measuring device having an aerodynamic surface, wherein the annular support is removably-inserted between the power plant and the air intake. In particular, the annular support is inserted downstream of the air intake and upstream of the power plant in a direction of flow of the stream of air, in such a way as to ensure continuity of the aerodynamic surfaces.
Claims5
An aircraft nacelle comprising:
- a power plant comprising a pipe with an aerodynamic surface;
- an air intake configured to channel a stream of air toward said power plant, said air intake comprising an inside pipe with an aerodynamic surface configured to contact the stream of air;
- and
- an annular support of at least one measuring device, said annular support comprising an aerodynamic surface and a U-shaped cross-section with a base and two branches;
- wherein:
- said annular support is removably inserted downstream of said air intake and upstream of said power plant in a direction of flow of the stream of air, in such a way as to ensure continuity of said aerodynamic surface of the air intake, said aerodynamic surface of the annular support, and said aerodynamic surface of the power plant;
- the base of the U-shaped cross-section of the annular support comprises, for each of said at least one measuring devices, a through hole opening on the aerodynamic surface of the annular support;
- and
- each through hole receives a measuring device, such that said measuring device is maintained essentially perpendicular to the aerodynamic surface of the annular support, wherein an end of said measuring device is essentially flush with said aerodynamic surface of the annular support, so as not to interfere with the stream of air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.