Patent classifications
B64D27/18
AC ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
An AC electrical system for a vehicle and methods of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, an AC electrical system includes a first electric machine mechanically coupled with a first spool of a gas turbine engine and a second electric machine mechanically coupled with a second spool of the gas turbine engine. The system also includes a first AC bus and a second AC bus. A first electrical channel electrically couples the first electric machine to the first AC bus and a second electrical channel electrically couples the second electric machine to the second AC bus. The system also includes one or more connection links and one or more power converters for selectively electrically coupling the first and second electrical channels so that electrical power generated by one electric machine can be converted and shared with the other electric machine and electrical loads of the other channel.
AC ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
An AC electrical system for a vehicle and methods of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, an AC electrical system includes a first electric machine mechanically coupled with a first spool of a gas turbine engine and a second electric machine mechanically coupled with a second spool of the gas turbine engine. The system also includes a first AC bus and a second AC bus. A first electrical channel electrically couples the first electric machine to the first AC bus and a second electrical channel electrically couples the second electric machine to the second AC bus. The system also includes one or more connection links and one or more power converters for selectively electrically coupling the first and second electrical channels so that electrical power generated by one electric machine can be converted and shared with the other electric machine and electrical loads of the other channel.
Aircraft and method of operating same
The aircraft can have a first engine secured to a first wing on a first side of a fuselage, and a second engine secured to a second wing on a second side of the fuselage, the second wing having a proximal end secured to the fuselage, and a distal end extending away from the fuselage. While operating the first engine, compressed gas can be conveyed from the first engine to a thrust generating device located at the distal end of the second wing.
Aircraft and method of operating same
The aircraft can have a first engine secured to a first wing on a first side of a fuselage, and a second engine secured to a second wing on a second side of the fuselage, the second wing having a proximal end secured to the fuselage, and a distal end extending away from the fuselage. While operating the first engine, compressed gas can be conveyed from the first engine to a thrust generating device located at the distal end of the second wing.
Embedded engines in hybrid blended wing body
A hybrid wing aircraft has an engine embedded into a body of the hybrid wing aircraft. The embedded engine has a fan that is received within a nacelle. The body of the aircraft provides a boundary layer over a circumferential portion of a fan. A system delivers additional air to correct fan stability issues raised by the boundary layer.
FRONT ENGINE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE, COMPRISING A MORE A LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURE
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.
Aircraft engine assembly with a supply path to an inter-flow compartment tank of turbine engine
An aircraft engine assembly includes a dual-flow turbine engine, a pylon for mounting the turbine engine, thrust-absorbing rods connecting the turbine engine to the pylon, and an inter-flow compartment housing a lubricant tank. In order to facilitate the filling of the tank, a lubricant supply path is fluidly connected to the tank, this path passing through an inner hollow region of at least one of the two thrust-absorbing rods.
Engine attachment for an engine of an aircraft comprising a yoke, a connecting rod and a wearing part between the yoke and the connecting rod
An aircraft engine attachment including a beam fixed to a pylon and including a yoke with two walls, and a connecting rod with an articulation housed in the yoke, in which the connecting rod has a front flank and a rear flank which are facing inner faces of the walls. For each wall, a wearing part is disposed against the inner face of the wall and between the wall and the corresponding flank of the connecting rod. A Fixing arrangement ensures the fixing of the wearing part to the wall. Thus, the wearing parts prevent an excessive tilting of the connecting rod and the wearing of the connecting rod or of the yoke.
Engine attachment for an engine of an aircraft comprising a yoke, a connecting rod and a wearing part between the yoke and the connecting rod
An aircraft engine attachment including a beam fixed to a pylon and including a yoke with two walls, and a connecting rod with an articulation housed in the yoke, in which the connecting rod has a front flank and a rear flank which are facing inner faces of the walls. For each wall, a wearing part is disposed against the inner face of the wall and between the wall and the corresponding flank of the connecting rod. A Fixing arrangement ensures the fixing of the wearing part to the wall. Thus, the wearing parts prevent an excessive tilting of the connecting rod and the wearing of the connecting rod or of the yoke.
AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY HAVING A JET ENGINE, A PYLON AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING THE JET ENGINE TO THE PYLON
A propulsion assembly having a jet engine with a central casing, an attachment pylon having a rigid structure, a front engine attachment and a device for reacting the thrust forces. The front engine attachment has, on either side of a median plane, a front rod articulated via a connection point respectively to the rigid structure and to the central casing, and the reaction device has two central rods, two first fittings as one with the rigid structure and two second fittings as one with the central casing, wherein the two first fittings are independent of one another and wherein each central rod is articulated between a first fitting and a second fitting.