ENCAPSULATED APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

A containment and support assembly for a mechanical engineering apparatus is described which consists of a generally rigid open structural framework on which a mechanical engineering apparatus such as components of an engine or gear train is to be engaged and supported, and an outer casing fabricated from a substantially lower density material which cooperates with framework to define and at least substantially enclose the volume in which the apparatus is to be contained. A method for containing and supporting such a mechanical engineering apparatus is also described.