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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Inventor:
Randall R. West, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/26 (2013.01); B64D 2027/264 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite aircraft engine pylon comprising a frame, an aircraft attachment component, and an engine support. The frame includes an outer structural section and an inner structural section configured to at least partially nest with the outer structural section. The outer structural section and the inner structural section sandwich the airframe attachment component and the engine support to form double shear connections between the frame and the aircraft attachment component and between the frame and the engine support.