Gas turbine outlet guide vane mounting assembly

摘要

A guide vane mounting assembly for outlet guide vanes adjacent the fan of a bypass gas turbine engine comprises a wedge shaped end section on a vane and a wedge shaped elastomer material boot closely fitting thereon. The wedge shaped booted section resides in an oppositely shaped slot in a vane support to provide a dovetail joint with the elastomer material boot compressed between the wedge section of the vane and the slot walls as a vibration damping medium and vane retention means.