GAS TURBINE ENGINE COVER

摘要

A protective cover for an aircraft engine comprises a lower portion mountable to a corresponding lower portion of an opening of the engine, and an upper portion articulated to the lower portion. The upper portion is deployable from a collapsed position to a deployed position in which the upper portion extends upwardly from the lower portion. A handling tool may be used to operate the panel from a remote location on the ground.

主权项

1. A method of covering an opening at one end of an aircraft engine, the method comprising:
snug-fitting a base of an engine cover into a lower portion of the opening of the aircraft engine, the base having an arcuate lower surface configured to mate with an inner surface of a lip of the opening of the aircraft engine, the cover having a panel movably connected to the base; using a handling tool for engaging the panel from a location remote from the aircraft engine and subsequently using the handling tool for moving the panel from a collapsed position to a deployed position in which the panel extends upwardly from the base to close the opening of the aircraft engine.