An engine inlet cover and a method for covering an engine inlet are provided. A method for covering an engine inlet includes providing a collapsible cover comprising a connection pin defining an axis; a frame including interconnected arms; and a web. Further, the method includes storing the collapsible cover in a stowed configuration in which the arms are aligned. Also, the method includes rotating the arms from the stowed configuration to an operating configuration in which the arms are radially spaced about the axis, enclosing the frame in the operating configuration with the web to define an interior volume, and placing the cover over the engine inlet.
COLLAPSIBLE COVER FOR ENGINE INLET AND METHOD FOR COVERING ENGINE INLET
2024-12-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / A45B Spazierstöcke , WALKING STICKS / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
Collapsible cover for engine inlet and method for covering engine inlet
European Patent Office | 2024
|COLLAPSIBLE COVER FOR ENGINE INLET AND METHOD FOR COVERING ENGINE INLET
European Patent Office | 2024
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