A system and method of coupling a nose cone (110) to a turbine machine is provided. Nose cone assembly weight and coupling difficulty are each reduced by reducing or eliminating the number of bolts used to mount the nose cone to the turbine machine, as well as the support or retaining ring. The disclosed nose cone comprises a plurality of hub mounting elements including one or more bayonet flanges (132), two or more apertures (160) defined by a flange forming an annular hub mating surface of the nose cone (110) and configured to receive a fastener therethrough, and one or more pilot flanges.


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    Title :

    LOW WEIGHT NOSE CONE ASSEMBLY


    Additional title:

    LEICHTGEWICHTIGE NASENHAUBENBAUGRUPPE
    ENSEMBLE DE CÔNE D'ENTRÉE DE FAIBLE POIDS


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    Publication date :

    2018-05-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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