Aircraft engine mounting system

摘要

An aircraft includes an engine mounted to a wing by a first support, such as a strut, configured to secure the engine to the wing in a position above the wing. A second support, secured to a fuselage portion of the aircraft, is defined by a bridge structure configured to separately and independently secure the engine to the fuselage. The engine is thus secured by the first support directly to the aircraft wing, and via the second support, in concert with the first, to a portion of an aircraft fuselage spaced laterally of the engine-to-wing attachment. In one embodiment the bridge structure, which extends between the engine and fuselage, may be bowed upwardly so as to define a convex curvature when viewed along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Such a curvature may, inter alia, optimize aerodynamic spacing of the bridge from the wing to minimize undesirable shock waves.

主权项

1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage; a wing structure fixedly secured to and extending from the fuselage, the wing structure substantially defining a flat plane; an engine configured for mounting to the wing structure, the engine having a substantially fixed thrust orientation relative to the wing structure; a first support directly fixed to the wing structure; the first support adapted to secure the engine to the wing structure in a position above the wing structure; wherein the first support extends substantially orthogonally with respect to the flat plane; a second support extending above the wing structure, and defining a single elongate member having two ends, the first end secured to the engine, and the second end directly secured to the fuselage; wherein the second support extends substantially parallel to the flat plane; and wherein the first and second supports are load-bearing structures.