Disclosed is an aircraft accessory drive system comprising: a drive shaft configured to provide a drive input; a critical accessory directly coupled to the drive shaft so as to be directly driven by the drive shaft; a parasitic drive system configured to transmit drive input from the drive shaft to one or more less critical accessories, wherein the parasitic drive system comprises a torque limiter configured to decouple the parasitic drive system from the drive shaft and the critical accessory in response to a jam affecting the parasitic drive system or one or more of the less critical accessories. Also disclosed are a gas turbine engine comprising an aircraft accessory drive system, and an aircraft comprising an aircraft accessory drive system.
AIRCRAFT ACCESSORY DRIVE SYSTEM
2023-11-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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