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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Omid B. Nakhjavani, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Robert H. Willie, Bothell, WA (US);
Paul S. Park, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mohammad Ali Heidari, Bellevue, WA (US);
Leonard J. Hebert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Milan Stefanovic, Everett, WA (US);
Parminder Singh, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Naimishkumar B. Harpal, Everett, WA (US);
Andrew Y. Na, Bellevue, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a strut for mounting a jet engine to a wing of an aircraft includes a plurality of engine mounts and a space frame truss supported from the wing and comprising front and aft portions, the front portion being coupled to and supporting the engine mounts, the aft portion extending upwardly and rearwardly from an aft end of the front portion. By removing the aft end of the strut from the core exhaust zone of the engine, substantial reductions in the weight and drag of the strut, and a corresponding increase in the specific fuel consumption of the associated aircraft may be achieved.