An engine attachment configured to link an engine and an aircraft pylon comprising a first end fitting having two mutually parallel wings, a joining piece positioned between the first end fitting wings and linked to the first end fitting by a link system, fixing elements, linking the first end fitting and the pylon, including first and second fixing elements positioned between the first end fitting wings which are inclined by an angle of between 10 and 45 to be able to be put in place and removed in the presence of the joining piece linked to the first end fitting by the link system. The inclined fixing elements absorb lateral loads. The joining piece and the first end fitting are linked by the link system before the engine is fixed to the pylon. The engine is fixed to the pylon by putting the fixing elements in place.

A gas turbine engine includes a fan, an engine static structure, a geared architecture to drive the fan and supported relative to the static structure, a fan drive turbine to drive the geared architecture, a first member secured to the geared architecture, and a second member secured to the engine static structure and configured to cooperate with the first member to limit movement of the geared architecture relative to the static structure. A fan drive gear system and method are also disclosed.

The invention concerns a propulsion device (1) comprising a torque generator (2) driving an output shaft (3) via a power gearbox (4), the output shaft (3) being rotatably coupled to a thruster (5), said power gearbox (4) being fixed on a frame (7) by means of suspension means (8, 14, 15), said suspension means including hydraulic torque recovery means comprising at least a first hydraulic system (15) and a second hydraulic system (15) spaced from each other, each hydraulic system (15) having a pressure chamber whose volume varies according to the position of the housing (9) of the power gearbox (4) relative to the frame (7), the pressure chambers of the hydraulic systems (15) being connected by a capillary so that a hydraulic fluid is able to flow from one pressure chamber to another via the capillary.

An aircraft with an auxiliary power unit attached to the aircraft fuselage via an attachment system. The auxiliary power unit is placed inside the aircraft fuselage structure. The attachment system comprises a plurality of structural wires that link the auxiliary power unit to the aircraft fuselage structure. An attachment device is located at the end of each structural wire to connect the structural wire to the aircraft fuselage structure. Each attachment device comprises a metallic plate adjacent to the aircraft fuselage structure and a layer of damping elastomeric material adjacent to the metallic plate. The metallic plate is placed between the layer of damping elastomeric material and the aircraft fuselage structure. The attachment device is joined to the aircraft fuselage structure by attachment fasteners.

A gas turbine engine comprises, in axial flow sequence, a fan assembly, a compressor module, a turbine module, and an exhaust module. The gas turbine engine comprises first and second engine mount planes. The first and second engine mount planes are configured to support gas turbine engine in machine body. The gas turbine engine has axial length L, with axial length extending from inlet face of engine to exhaust face of engine. The first engine mount plane is positioned axially along gas turbine engine at first engine mount plane position, with first engine mount plane position within a range of between 0.24*L to 0.32*L from the inlet face of the engine. The second engine mount plane is positioned axially along gas turbine engine at second engine mount plane position, with second engine mount plane position within a range of between 0.73*L to 0.79*L from the inlet face of the engine.

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An apparatus for mounting a gas turbine engine to a pylon includes: a thrust link coupled to the gas turbine engine and an aft mount, the gas turbine engine coupled to the pylon via a forward mount and the aft mount, a bending restraint having a first end and a second end, the bending restraint including an actuator positioned at the first end to apply a force to a fan section of the gas turbine engine, a first joint positioned at the first end of the bending restraint, the first joint coupled to the first end of the bending restraint and the fan section, and a second joint positioned at the second end of the bending restraint, the second joint coupled to the second end of the bending restraint.

A front engine attachment system having an engine pylon having a frontal rib fastened against a front face, a front engine attachment having a beam fastened to the frontal rib, two rods articulated to the beam respectively via two connection points and one connection point, and a front casing of an engine, wherein the first rod is articulated to the front casing via a connection point and wherein the second rod is articulated to the front casing via a connection point, wherein each point of connection of a rod to the beam is positioned inside a volume that extends the front face of the engine pylon towards the front. Such a front engine attachment system has reduced bulk and therefore less drag.

A front engine attachment system for an engine of an aircraft. An engine pylon has a frontal rib with a front engine attachment with a first link rod which is fixed directly to the frontal rib by two connecting points. A second link rod is provided which has a first end fixed to the first link rod by a connecting point. The first link rod is fixed directly to an engine casing by at least two connecting points and a second end of the second link rod is fixed to the engine casing by a third connecting point. The first link rod may be made up of two adjoining plates that are fixed together. Also, an aircraft with such a front engine attachment system.

A propulsion module of an air mobility vehicle may include a door provided in the housing and opening or closing the opening portion of the housing by a sliding motion of the door; a propeller for providing propulsion to the air mobility vehicle; a link assembly having a first end portion connected to the housing and a second end portion connected to the propeller to pull the propeller into the internal space of the housing through the opening portion or pull the propeller outside the internal space through the opening portion; and a door opening and closing portion coupled to the door and configured for providing an opening and closing force to the door according to an inward-pulling motion or an outward-pulling motion of the propeller.

An assembly for an aircraft engine mounting comprising an articulation axis supported by two plain bearings and a blocking device blocking the translation of the articulation axis in a direction which comprises a blocking screw that is screwed, in operation, into a first, tapped internal portion of a tubular extension secured to one of the two plain bearings, a first blocking system comprising an internal elastic stop ring housed in a groove formed in the tubular extension, and a second blocking system comprising a blocking screw which passes through first orifices passing through the second section of the blocking screw and second orifices passing through the tubular extension.