Patent ID: 6484970
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B64D,F01D

Abstract:
A ballistic shield containment system for preventing fragments expelled from a first engine from adversely impacting a second engine, comprising:a ballistic shield; a space frame assembly surrounding said ballistic shield and adaptable to being attached to a bulkhead; and a ballistic shield support truss system including a plurality of separate support truss members, with each truss member attached at one end to said ballistic shield and attached at an opposite end to said space frame assembly, whereby the support truss system retains said ballistic shield at approximately a mid-point between said first and second engines; wherein the ballistic shield includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending outwardly from at least one face of the ballistic shield at a location near an edge of the shield to reinforce the shield against fragment penetration and excessive deformation caused by fragment impact from either of the engines.