Modular gas turbine engine
US4934140A · kind A · utility
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23Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/40311
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine fan engine with improved maintainability features is disclosed. Forward and rearward sections of the core of the engine are joined one to the other, and each are independently separable from the pylon on which the engine is mounted without the necessity of removing the other from the airplane.
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