Patent ID: 8899518

Claim:
An engine debris guard for preventing tire propelled debris striking an aircraft engine, the debris guard comprising a guard bar pivotably connected to an aircraft main landing gear having at least one wheel and tire assembly having an axle line, the guard bar being arranged to be movable between a first position wherein the guard bar is generally below the axle line and a second position arranged to prevent the guard bar from striking a runway during take-off and landing maneuvers of the aircraft, wherein in the first position the guard bar extends laterally across the wheel and tire assembly to intersect the possible trajectories between the wheel and tire assembly and an engine of the aircraft of any tire propelled debris, wherein the guard bar is at least one of adapted to be moved from the first position to the second position during take-off manoeuvres of the aircraft or adapted to be moved from the second position to the first position during landing manoevres of the aircraft, and wherein the engine debris guard is at least one of adapted to automatically move the guard bar from the first position to the second position or to automatically move the guard bar from the second position to the first position.