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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20060260293 | Blade containment structure The fan duct of a ducted fan gas turbine engine has a fan case (20) lined with a honeycomb structure (22) that acts to absorb the energy of a separated part of a blade (16). A layer of composite material (24) lining honeycomb structure (22... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060201135 | Composite containment case for turbine engines A composite fan casing for a gas turbine engine includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a core having a plurality of core layers of reinforcing fiber bonded together with a thermosetting polymeric resin. Each core layer includes a plurality of braided reinforcing fiber to... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060162338 | Evacuation of hot gases accumulated in an inactive gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine having a gas relief means which is operable to open when the engine is inactive such that hot gases accumulated therein are released. ... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20050193715 | Shut-off system for the avoidance of an overspeed condition in the event of a shaft failure A mechanical-electronic shut-off system detects a shaft failure and initiates the shut-off of the fuel supply. It features, on the free end of a reference shaft (2) connected the to energy-consuming end of the respective shaft (1), an axially moveable sign... | 09/08/2005 |
