18947789. VARIABLE DIAMETER THRUST LINK APPARATUS (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY)
VARIABLE DIAMETER THRUST LINK APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Ryan T. Roehm of Evendale OH US
Brandon W. Miller of Evendale OH US
Robert Eugene Dyson of West Chester OH US
Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US
Donald S. Yeager of West Chester OH US
John C. Schilling of Evendale OH US
VARIABLE DIAMETER THRUST LINK APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18947789 titled 'VARIABLE DIAMETER THRUST LINK APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
Variable diameter thrust link apparatus are disclosed. A thrust link for an aircraft engine includes a forward end coupled to the aircraft engine, the forward end having a first diameter, and an aft end coupled to the aircraft engine or a pylon, the aft end having the first diameter, wherein the thrust link defines a thrust link span that extends from the forward end to the aft end, wherein a second diameter greater than the first diameter is defined between the forward end and the aft end, wherein the second diameter spans a center diameter span that is equivalent to or between 60% and 90% of the thrust link span.
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