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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Martin Morgan, Montreal, CA;
Ian Alexander MacFarlane, St. Bruno de Montarville, CA;
Lazar Mitrovic, Longueuil, CA;
Assignee:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/700 ;
Abstract
A power plant and transmission arrangement for a helicopter wherein the helicopter engine is integrated to the helicopter transmission to form therewith a single unit rigidly mounted to the helicopter frame. By so integrating the engine to the helicopter transmission the center of gravity of the engine can be placed closer to the rotor mast of the helicopter, thereby enhancing the stability and the handling characteristics of the helicopter.