| 摘要 |
A thrust mount arrangement is disclosed for mounting a gas turbine engine to an aircraft via a pylon. The thrust mount arrangement comprises a mounting bracket fixedly mountable to said pylon, and a pair of thrust links connected to said mounting bracket and connectable to said engine so as to define in combination with said mounting bracket a primary load path between the engine and the pylon to carry engine loads under normal operating conditions. The arrangement is characterized in that said thrust links are each configured to engage the pylon directly in the event of failure of the primary load path, so as to define an auxiliary load path between the engine and the pylon. This arrangement thus provides an auxiliary load path which follows a different route to the primary load path, by eliminating the mounting bracket from the auxiliary load path. This provides a more robust arrangement in the event that the mounting bracket itself should fail. |
