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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Matthew Moxon, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64D 27/14 (2006.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64C 39/10 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/14 (2013.01); B64C 2039/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft comprises at least first and second gas turbine engines arranged in a line extending generally normally to an aircraft longitudinal axis (A), each engine comprising at least one compressor or turbine rotor disc defining a respective rotational plane (D-D). The rotational plane (D-D) of at least one of the rotors of at least one of the engines is angled relative to the aircraft longitudinal line (A) such that a burst disc plane of the respective engine is nonintersecting with another engine.