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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth F Udall, Derby, GB;
Peter K Beardsley, Derby, GB;
Inventors:
Kenneth F Udall, Derby, GB;
Peter K Beardsley, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mounting arrangement of a gas turbine engine comprising a core engine, surrounded by a nacelle having a bypass duct, the mounting arrangement comprising a front mount, a rear mount and characterized by the mounting arrangement further comprising a fail-safe mount axially spaced from the front and rear mounts. The fail-safe mount comprises a number of A-frames connecting the core engine and the bypass duct. In normal operation the fail-safe mount does not transmit loads between the engine and a pylon, except in the event of damage to either the front or rear mounts.