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 kit for protectively covering an opening of an aircraft engine, the kit comprising:
a cover including:
a base having an arcuate lower surface configured to mate with an inner surface of a lip of one of an intake and exhaust portion of an engine casing of the aircraft engine; anda panel movably connected to the base between a first position where the panel is stowed and a second position where the panel is deployed to close off the opening of the engine, the panel having at least one handling feature accessible while the panel is in said first and second positions; and a handling tool for engaging the panel from a location remote from the aircraft engine, the handling tool having a handle portion, a telescopic pole and an operative end at a distal end of the telescopic pole opposite to the handle portion, the operative end cooperating with the at least one handling feature of the panel for moving the panel between the first position and the second position from a location remote from the aircraft engine when the cover is installed on the aircraft engine.