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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2012
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jack W. Mauldin, Mill Creek, WA (US);
David W. Kwok, La Mirada, CA (US);
John A. Weidler, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Antonio B. Gonzales, Cypress, CA (US);
Edward L. Lawson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Andrew C. Kulak, Seattle, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for supporting engines and nacelles relative to aircraft wings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first support structure to be coupled to a wing, a second support structure to be coupled to the wing and a nacelle. The support structures are coupled to opposite sides of the nacelle. The support structures are to be coupled to opposite sides of an engine to enable thrust loads to be reacted through the support structures to the wing.