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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Carlos Angelo Fracchia, Ballwin, MO (US);
Karen M. Jost, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mark David Higgins, Woodinville, WA (US);
Colleen M. Harper, Lake St. Louis, MO (US);
David Miltenberger, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); B64D 27/20 (2006.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/045 (2013.01); B64D 27/20 (2013.01); B64D 29/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F04D 29/522 (2013.01); F04D 29/526 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
Gas turbine engine fan blade containment systems are disclosed. An example fan blade containment system includes a shield to be coupled to an aircraft structure and to at least partially surround a circumference of an aircraft engine. The shield is to be spaced from an outer surface the aircraft engine when the shield is coupled to the aircraft structure. A shield termination fitting is to couple a terminating end of the shield to the aircraft structure.