摘要 |
<p>A nose cone assembly 102 is disclosed, comprising a one piece nose cone 104 and a support ring 106 on which the nose cone 104 is mounted. The support ring 106 comprises a plurality of circumferentially distributed resilient attachment tabs 114, via which the nose cone 104 is mounted on the support ring 106. The support ring 106 further comprises a load spreader 122, and each of the resilient attachment tabs 114 is operably connected to the load spreader 122, such that deflections and forces experienced by any one attachment tab 114 are distributed to other attachment tabs 114 via the load spreader 122.</p> |