According to one aspect, a fan blade containment apparatus for turbofan engines includes a containment hook and a fan case barrel. The containment hook and the fan case barrel are formed from composite materials, and the containment hook is attached to the fan case barrel such that the containment hook contains forward motion of a fan blade during a fan blade off event. The apparatus further includes the containment hook being arranged to shorten the axial length of the fan case barrel.


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    Title :

    CONTAINMENT HOOK FOR COMPOSITE FAN CASE


    Additional title:

    BEHÄLTERHAKEN FÜR VERBUNDSTOFF-LÜFTERGEHÄUSE
    CROCHET DE RETENUE DE CARTER DE VENTILATEUR EN COMPOSITE


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    Publication date :

    2020-01-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS



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