General Electric Company

David Byron Morris

Christopher Charles Glynn

Thomas G Wakeman

Ambrose A Hauser

Ely E Halila

John David Bibler

William James Strock

A combustor dome module includes a mixer tube having a hollow heat shield sealingly joined around the outlet end thereof. The modules may then be assembled in an array for defining the combustor dome, with each module being individually removable therefrom.

Modular combustor dome

Blade carrying means for variable pitch propulsor blades of a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The blade carrying means comprise dual, axially positioned rings and a plurality of generally cylindrical bearing journals supported between the rings. Each of the journals has a radially outer and inner edge and is adapted to support a single propulsor blade. The blade carrying means also comprise stiffening means, such as a bulkhead attached to the inner edge, for preventing distortion of the journal inner edge.

Blade carrying means

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Ft. Thomas, KY, United States of America

David Byron Morris