| 摘要 |
A turbine engine drive and mounting assembly for a propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft includes an open support frame resiliently mounted to and cantilevered from an air frame portion of the aircraft. A gearbox is rigidly mounted to the free end of the open support frame and is adapted for mounting and driving a propeller. A turbine engine is positioned within the support frame in spaced relation to the gearbox. The turbine engine is suspended from a ring member of the support frame so as to enable expansion and contraction of the engine relative to the support frame and pivoting of the engine on the ring member for maintenance. The engine is drivingly connected to the gearbox through flexible couplings. High torque loads at the gearbox are transmitted through the support frame directly to the air frame, bypassing the engine.
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