A rub material (124) comprises a polymeric matrix (128) and polymeric micro-balloons (130) in the matrix.

An inlet cone for an aircraft turbomachine, having at least one first portion made of a first material, referred to as rigid material, and at least one second portion made of a second material which has a hardness less than that of said first material and which is referred to as flexible material, these second portions being configured to deform elastically in the radial direction with respect to the axis when the cone is being driven to rotate.

A non-metallic engine case inlet compression seal for a gas turbine engine includes a non-metallic longitudinal leg section that extends from the non-metallic arcuate interface section and a non-metallic mount flange section that extends from the longitudinal leg section.

A bearing for a turbomachine variable pitch stator vane pivot mounted in a bore of a casing of the turbomachine and including a bushing integral with the bore and allowing rotation of a pivot rod within the casing, and additionally a ring mounted so as to be integral with the pivot rod inside the bushing and including an outer part providing the stiffening of the ring and an inner part integral with the outer part and providing a damping function.

A component is provided for a turbine engine. The component can include an airfoil defining a surface, and an energy absorbing composite positioned on the surface of the airfoil or within the airfoil. The energy absorbing composite includes a shear thickening fluid distributed through a matrix.

A fan of a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of fan blades secured to a rotor, each of the plurality of fan blades having an airfoil secured to the rotor at one end, wherein the airfoil comprises pockets filled with an elastomeric composite.

A cooling apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes a wall structure defining an air flowpath, the wall structure comprising a thermoplastic material; and a thermal barrier layer surrounding the wall structure.

The invention relates to an intermediate casing hub of an aircraft turbojet engine, which includes: an outer shroud (14) intended for defining a secondary flow space of a stream of secondary gas on the inside and an inter-flow area on the outside, the outer shroud (14) being provided with a secondary opening (29), and a bleed valve comprising an outlet pipe (30) made of composite material, located in the inter-flow area, wherein the outlet pipe (30) is attached to the outer shroud (14) at the secondary opening (29), at least one gasket (33) for sealing against air and fire being arranged between the outlet pipe (30) and the outer shroud (14), and the outlet pipe (30) made of composite material includes a draped composite wall (30a, 30b), made up of a plurality of folds impregnated with resin.

A polymer airfoil assembly is disclosed and includes at least one cooling passage for circulating coolant to remove heat from the polymer airfoil portion.

One aspect of the disclosure involves a rub material comprising a polymeric matrix and polymer micro-balloon filler in the matrix. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the matrix comprises a silicone. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the rub material is at least 1.0 mm thick. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the silicone is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl- and fluoro-silicone rubbers and their copolymers. In one or more embodiments of any of the foregoing embodiments, the micro-balloons at least locally have a concentration of 5-50% by volume.