Patent ID: 6474596
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
A suspension system for an aircraft powerplant attached to an aircraft frame and having a housing, said suspension system comprising:a spindle mounted in a spindle support rigidly joined to the aircraft frame, said spindle and said spindle support extending along a Y-axis perpendicular to a longitudinal X-axis of said powerplant; a bearing cage affixed to the housing and extending along the Y-axis, said bearing cage including a bearing positioned therein and coaxial to said Y-axis; a pair of suspension arms, each of said arms connected to a side of said spindle support opposite to said other arm; and a pair of lateral linkrods, each linkrod configured to link said housing and a respective one said suspension arms; wherein side surfaces of said bearing cage and oppositely opposed side surfaces of said suspension arms generally along the Y-axis define a first clearance therebetween concentric to said Y-axis; wherein said bearing cage is configurable along said spindle such that said bearing cage is limited to displacement along the Y-axis and maintains contact with said spindle.