An example gas turbine engine includes, among other things, a nacelle having an inner wall providing a bypass duct of a gas turbine engine, and an outer wall; an accessory gearbox is received between the inner wall and the outer wall of the nacelle; and an accessory drive of the accessory gearbox is configured to rotate about an accessory drive axis that is transverse to a central axis of the gas turbine engine.

A link for mounting a first component to a second component according to an example of the present disclosure includes a first piece connectable to the first component, a second piece connectable to the second component, the second piece includes a main body portion receivable in an opening in the first piece. A primary fastener is configured to retain the main body portion of the second piece in the opening. A secondary fastener is configured to retain the main body portion of the second piece in the opening, the secondary fastener capable of withstanding higher loads than the primary fastener. A gas turbine engine assembly and a method of constraining a gearbox with respect to an engine are also disclosed.

An aircraft with an integrated boundary layer ingesting propulsion having a mechanically-distributed propulsion system. The mechanically-distributed propulsion system may include an engine to generate a mechanical drive power, a drive shaft, a direction-reversing transmission, and a propulsor fan. The drive shaft may be operatively coupled to the engine to receive the mechanical drive power. The direction-reversing transmission may have a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, the first rotating shaft operatively coupled to the drive shaft to receive the mechanical drive power, which is configured to redirect the mechanical drive power received at the first rotating shaft from a first direction to face a second direction at the second rotating shaft. The propulsor fan may be coupled to the second rotating shaft to convert the mechanical drive power into thrust.

A crankshaft assembly for a gas turbine engine guide vane actuator. Example embodiments include a crankshaft assembly for a gas turbine engine guide vane actuator, the crankshaft assembly comprising: a crankshaft mounted for rotation about a central axis; a lug mounted to the crankshaft for rotation with the crankshaft about the central axis, the lug having a first end with a crankshaft connection securing the lug to the crankshaft and a second opposing end for connecting the lug to a control rod such that rotation of the crankshaft causes actuation of the control rod in a direction orthogonal to the central axis, wherein the crankshaft connection is adjustable to allow the first end of the lug to be secured relative to the crankshaft over a range of rotational positions about the central axis.

The present disclosure relates to turbomachines. Teachings thereof may be embodied in a blade for a turbomachine, having an interior space which is surrounded by a wall structure which forms the surface of the blade. For example, a blade for a turbomachine may include: an interior space surrounded by a wall structure forming a surface of the blade; and openings in the wall structure. The openings may include a plurality of micro-channels each extending from the interior space to the surface. Each of the plurality of micro-channels forms a path may define a particular direction for flowing cooling gas. The plurality micro-channels may be distributed over an area region of the surface.

A reverse flow gas turbine engine has a low pressure (LP) spool and a high pressure (HP) spool arranged sequentially in an axial direction. The LP spool comprises an LP compressor disposed forward of an LP turbine and drivingly connected thereto via an LP compressor gear train. The HP spool comprises an HP compressor in flow communication with the LP compressor, and an HP turbine disposed forward of the HP compressor and drivingly connected thereto via an HP shaft.

A turbocharger includes a first housing configured to house a turbine impeller, a second housing configured to rotatably support a rotating shaft to which the turbine impeller is fixed, and a variable capacity mechanism configured to surround the turbine impeller and to guide a fluid to the turbine impeller. The variable capacity mechanism has a nozzle ring that faces the second housing. A first pin and a second pin extend between the second housing and the nozzle ring and are attached to one of the second housing and the nozzle ring. The other of the second housing and the nozzle ring is provided with a first guide in which an end portion of the first pin is disposed and a second guide in which an end portion of the second pin is disposed.

An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section and a flowpath extending sequentially through the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section. The assembly also includes a turbine rotor, a propulsor rotor and an auxiliary turbine. The turbine rotor is within the turbine section. The turbine rotor is configured to rotatably drive the propulsor rotor. The auxiliary turbine includes an auxiliary turbine rotor. The auxiliary turbine rotor is configured to rotatably drive the propulsor rotor with the turbine rotor. The auxiliary turbine is configured to receive bleed gas from the flowpath.

An interspatial blocker for a thrust reverser system of a turbofan engine, and a thrust reverser system and a turbofan engine incorporating the same. The interspatial blocker includes a first and second flap that rotate from a stored position to a blocking position, and a leading-edge structure rotatably coupling the first flap to the second flap. The leading-edge structure is set up to be installed in a fan nacelle of a turbofan engine in a substantially radial orientation such that the first flap rotates in a first direction about a first axis extending in a substantially radial direction from the stored position to the blocking position, and such that the second flap rotates in a second direction about a second axis extending in the substantially radial direction from the stored position to the blocking position, with the first direction being opposite to the second direction.

A guiding array (200; 600) for a flow duct system (100; 200; 300; 500) includes a series of internested annular guide vanes (202), leading edges (230) or other common parts of the guide vanes being arranged to be positioned different distances from an upstream port, which may be an imaginary cylindrical surface substantially at a heat exchanger outlet (308; 508) within a fluid handling system such as an engine module (38).