Patent ID: 7451947

Claim:
Mounting structure for mounting an engine under an aircraft wing, said structure comprising: a rigid structure; and a statically determinant fastener arrangement including a forward fastener between said rigid structure and said aircraft wing; an intermediate fastener between said rigid structure and said aircraft wing; and an aft fastener between said rigid structure and said aircraft wing, wherein said forward fastener includes at least one triangular shackle located on each side of a vertical plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the engine, placed in a vertical plane oriented along a longitudinal direction X of the aircraft, wherein said forward fastener is configured to transfer all forces between said rigid structure and the wing that are applied in said longitudinal direction X, wherein said intermediate fastener comprises a connecting rod configured to transfer all forces between said rigid structure and said wing that are applied in a direction Y transverse to the aircraft, wherein said aft fastener comprises at least one shackle oriented substantially parallel to a vertical direction Z of the aircraft, and wherein the longitudinal axis of said connecting rod is arranged substantially parallel to the transverse direction Y of the aircraft.