Methods and apparatus for supporting engines and nacelles relative to aircraft wings

US9211955B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Jack W. Mauldin · Mill Creek, US
• David W. Kwok · La Mirada, US
• John A. Weidler · Lynnwood, US
• Antonio B. Gonzales · Cypress, US
• Edward L. Lawson · Long Beach, US
• Andrew C. Kulak · Hartford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T50/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for supporting engines and nacelles relative to aircraft wings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first support structure to be coupled to a wing, a second support structure to be coupled to the wing and a nacelle. The support structures are coupled to opposite sides of the nacelle. The support structures are to be coupled to opposite sides of an engine to enable thrust loads to be reacted through the support structures to the wing.