Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186618 | Device for attaching an aircraft engine A device for attaching an aircraft engine including a rigid structure forming a structure box, and a device for absorbing thrust loads including a main fitting fixedly mounted on one of the spars forming the structure box, by a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186619 | Airplane engine pylon comprising at least one protruding element to generate a vortex of the airflow A wing arrangement of an aircraft has a wing and at least one pylon for suspending an engine below the wing. The wing has a leading edge with a high-lift device, which is able to move between a deployed position in which the high-lift device projects forward of the ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167238 | Pylon caisson attachment on a wing, gripping a lateral panel of the caisson An aircraft assembly including a wing element and an attachment pylon of a turboengine, including a rigid structure forming a caisson defined externally by a first longeron, a second longeron, and two lateral panels. The assembly also includes an attachment mechanis... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167237 | Mounting system for a gas turbine engine A mounting system for a gas turbine engine includes a mounting linkage assembly and a tangential link positioned generally transverse to the mounting linkage assembly. The mounting linkage assembly reacts at least a thrust load. The tangential link reacts at least a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162254 | Aircraft engine assembly comprising a junction aerodynamic fairing mounted on two separate elements An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine mounting structure, and a nacelle surrounding the engine and including an air intake and fan cowls. The assembly further includes a cradle supporting the fan cowls, fixedly mounted on the mounting structure ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152094 | Engine mounting apparatus An engine mounting apparatus that includes thrust struts, a balance yoke, and primary and secondary mount blocks. The thrust struts are connected to the balance yoke and the primary mount block has at least one thrust load connection connectable to the balance yoke ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146856 | Device for attaching an aircraft engine and aircraft comprising at least one such device An attachment device for an aircraft engine that includes a rigid structure and an attachment mechanism of the engine to the rigid structure. The attachment mechanism includes a device reacting to thrust forces generated by the engine, the reacting device including ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128021 | Engine mount system for a turbofan gas turbine engine A mount system for a gas turbine engine includes an aft mount which reacts at least a portion of a thrust load at an engine case generally parallel to an engine axis. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128022 | Device to handle and lock a cover of an aircraft nacelle The object of the invention is an aircraft nacelle that comprises, on the inside, an inside pipe (56) that empties out toward the front at an air intake (58), and, on the outside, an aerodynamic wall that extends from the air intake (58) up to t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118251 | Mounting system for a gas turbine engine A mounting system for a gas turbine engine includes a thrust ring and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly is at least partially received by the thrust ring. The linkage assembly reacts at least a side load and a thrust load communicated from the thrust ring. | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118252 | Rear lower aerodynamic fairing for the attachment device of an aircraft engine A rear lower aerodynamic fairing for an attachment device for an aircraft engine, including two side panels assembled together with transverse stiffening inner ribs spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the fairing, and a heat protection flo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104708 | Suspension for mounting a turbojet engine on an aircraft The present invention relates to an isostatic suspension for mounting a turbojet engine on a pylon of an aircraft, the turbojet engine comprising a front fan, an intermediate casing downstream of the fan with an outer shell and a hub interconnected by radial arms, a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8091824 | Inverted airfoil pylon for an aircraft An aircraft including a wing and a pylon, wherein the pylon provides an airfoil inverted for an airfoil of the wing, and an improvement and method for improved flight dynamics for 20 and 30 Series LEARJET® is provided. The improvement includes an increased distance... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087608 | System for connecting a crossbar to an aircraft engine pylon An arrangement configured to connect an evener bar onto a rigid structure of an aircraft engine mount, including a pin system slidingly mounted in a first passageway of a bracket to permit its displacement along a first longitudinal axis, in a first direction from a... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083176 | Method for mounting an aircraft engine on a rigid structure of a strut for locking the engine A method to mount an aircraft engine on a rigid structure of an engine mount, includes securing, on the structure, an attachment body for an engine attachment, the attachment body configured to lie against a contact surface of the rigid structure oriented forwardly,... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083177 | Means for preventing the rotation of a pin supporting a turbine engine suspension member A device for mounting a suspension member on the casing of a turbine engine is disclosed. The device includes a yoke with at least one lug, secured to the casing, a pin fixed to the yoke supporting the member via a ring surrounding the pin, and a rotation-prevention... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074923 | Engine mounting apparatus An engine mounting apparatus for attaching an engine to a suspension pylon includes a mounting block, first and second links connectable between the engine and the mount block and first and second fixings connectable between the suspension pylon and the mount block.... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070093 | Turbojet engine mounting structure for aircraft A mount for an aircraft turbojet engine. The mount includes a central box formed by an assembly of two side panels joined via transverse ribs and two side boxes secured to a forward part of the box and arranged either side thereof, each side box including an aft clo... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061649 | Engine assembly for an aircraft comprising an engine as well as an engine mounting structure for such an engine An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine suspension pylon, and a heat exchanger system including a second outlet located between the box and the engine, aft from the aft engine suspension. Furthermore, the exchanger in the heat exchanger system is ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8042764 | Nut system and aircraft engine mounting structure comprising same A nut system including a nut including a main thread with pitch p1 and arranged along a screwing axis of the nut. A threaded device is coupled in rotation with the nut, the threaded device including a secondary non-screwed thread on the main thread from which... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038092 | Engine assembly for aircraft An aircraft engine assembly including a turbojet engine, an engine mount, and a plurality of engine attachments. The engine attachments include first and second forward attachments fixed to a fan case and located symmetrically in relation to a plane defined by a lon... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8006931 | Aircraft wing arrangement comprising an engine attachment pylon defining, in the forward region, a lateral airflow channel An aircraft wing arrangement including a wing and at least one strut for attaching the aircraft engine suspended under the wing and including a front zone situated projecting towards the front with respect to a leading edge of the wing. The front zone includes a lat... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997527 | Assembly for aircraft comprising a wing system element as well as an attachment mast An assembly for an aircraft including a wing element, a suspension pylon, a mechanism of attaching the pylon onto the element, including two forward half-attachments, each including a shackle and configured to resist forces applied along a vertical direction. The sh... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7971825 | Aircraft jet engine pylon suspension attachment The invention relates to a turbojet suspension pylon for an aircraft, the pylon being provided with a rigid structure (10) comprising a longitudinal central box (22). According to the invention, the rigid structure also comprises two lateral boxes (... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971826 | Engine assembly for an aircraft comprising an engine as well as an engine mounting structure for such an engine An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine suspension pylon, and a heat exchanger system including an outlet located between the box and the engine, aft from the aft engine suspension. Furthermore, the outlet of the heat exchanger system is provided ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967242 | Engine mounting structure interposed between an aircraft wing system and said engine A device for suspension of an engine, configured to be inserted between an aircraft wing and the engine. The device includes a rigid structure and a forward aerodynamic structure mounted fixed on the structure through a suspension mechanism. The forward aerodynamic ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963480 | Strut for locking the engine of an aircraft An engine mount for an aircraft engine. The engine mount includes a rigid structure forming a box closed at its forward end by a forward closure rib, and a mounting system including a forward engine attachment having an attachment body fixedly mounted on the rigid s... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963479 | Method for fixing an engine strut to an airplane wing The inventive fixing system comprises a front attachment (6), a rear attachment (7) and an intermediate attachment (8) connecting a strut (1) to a wing (2), wherein the lower fitting (17) of the rear attachment (7) is... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959106 | Integrated propulsive system comprising a bypass turbojet engine An integrated propulsive turbofan engine system includes a downstream cylindrical nacelle structure in two parts. The first of the two parts is fixed and fastens engine attachment elements and an intermediate casing to the aircraft. The second of the two parts may m... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7950605 | Torsionally de-coupled engine mount system A torsionally de-coupled engine mount system for use in tilt rotor aircraft applications is disclosed, in which an engine is mounted at its forward end to a prop rotor gear box by means of a forward mount that is a simple adapter fitting, and at its aft end to a pyl... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950604 | Engine mounting structure for an aircraft An engine attachment pylon for an aircraft including an aft engine attachment fitted with an aft attachment body and two lateral brackets each including a longitudinal portion in contact with an inner face of the lateral panel associated with it and mounted fixed on... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938359 | Propulsion system with integrated pylon A propulsion system for an airplane having an integrated pylon includes a bypass turbojet and a nacelle. The nacelle has a downstream cylindrical part which is rigid and is attached at its upstream end to an intermediate case of the engine. This downstream cylindric... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938360 | Main wing structure of aircraft Plural regions are defined within a main wing by a plurality of spars and ribs. Of these regions, predetermined regions extending from a main wing connecting portion of the pylon to an internal space of a leading edge skin are used as wiring/piping accommodating cha... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931232 | Rigid framework for aircraft engine mounting structure and engine mounting structure comprising same A rigid structure of a suspension pylon for an aircraft engine, which is in a shape of a box closed by first and second box side panels. The structure includes inter-rib spaces, each space delimited by two directly consecutive box transverse ribs. For each inter-rib... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7909285 | Flexible suspension for turbine engine A suspension for suspending a turbine engine from the structure of an aircraft is disclosed. The suspension includes a beam with a first element including a first attachment unit which attaches the beam to the structure and a second element including a second attach... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905448 | Annular torsional rigid static component for an aircraft engine In an annular torsional rigid static component for an aircraft engine, the component includes at least one arrangement for mounting the engine to an aircraft. The mounting arrangement comprises a body formed in a composite material. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891604 | Engine mounting structure for an aircraft An engine attachment pylon for an aircraft including an aft engine attachment fitted with an aft attachment body and a first shear pin capable of resisting forces applied along a transverse direction of the pylon. The first pin passes through a lower spar of a rigid... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7878448 | Aircraft auxiliary power unit suspension system for isolating an aircraft auxiliary power unit The invention provides an aircraft with an auxiliary power unit isolated from the aircraft. An auxiliary power unit suspension system includes at least one suspension linkage. The suspension linkage terminates with a first low stiffness elastomeric rod end. The low ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7850116 | Ducted open rotor apparatus and method A propulsor apparatus for a mobile platform, for example an aircraft is provided. The propulsor apparatus includes an aerodynamically shaped propeller duct that houses at least a portion of a turboprop engine, and fully houses a propeller driven by the engine. Insid... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815145 | Mounting system for use in mounting a gas turbine engine A mounting system for use in mounting a gas turbine engine having an engine core to an aircraft comprises an engine support arrangement and front and rear mounting assemblies to mount the engine support arrangement to a casing surrounding the engine core. Each of th... | 10/19/2010 |
