BIRD STRIKE PREVENTION DEVICE FOR JET ENGINE, AND AIRPLANE INCORPORATING THE SAME

摘要

A bird strike prevention device for covering an air intake of a jet engine of an airplane includes a plurality of stays arranged to form a conical shape as a whole; and a joining portion configured to connect the plurality of stays to each other on an apex side of the conical shape. The plurality of stays is mounted on the jet engine near an outer edge of the air intake at a base of the conical shape. An axis of the conical shape coincides with a rotation axis of the jet engine. The number of the stays included in the plurality of stays is determined based on a minimum size of target birds to be prevented from striking the jet engine.

主权项

1. A bird strike prevention device for protecting an air intake of a jet engine of an airplane, the bird strike prevention device comprising:
a plurality of stays arranged to form substantially a multi-faceted conical shape; and a joining portion configured to connect the plurality of stays to each other on an apex side of substantially the multi-faceted conical shape, wherein the plurality of stays are mounted on the jet engine near an outer edge of the air intake at a base of substantially the conical shape, an axis of substantially the multi-faceted conical shape substantially coincides with a rotation axis of the jet engine, a number of the stays is 8 or less, the plurality of stays are metallic, between 6 and 20 feet in length, and each angled from the joining portion away from the rotation axis of the jet engine between 11.5 and 41 degrees.