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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Robert Parks, San Jose, CA (US);
Jean-charles Ledé, Manassas, VA (US);
Robert Parks, San Jose, CA (US);
Jean-Charles Ledé, Manassas, VA (US);
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
A vibration isolation engine mount system and method for ducted fan aircraft, such as ducted fan vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, includes an engine for driving the ducted fan. The system includes an engine support structure for supporting the engine within the ducted fan. A rotor of the ducted fan is coupled to an engine shaft of the engine via a rotor hub. The system includes a plurality of vibration isolators configured to mount the engine to the engine support structure. Each of the plurality of vibration isolators is substantially concentrically oriented along a surface of a sphere. A center of the sphere is located at a center of the rotor hub.