Load reduced engine mount
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December 21, 2005
An engine mount for a gas turbine comprises a first compliant structure (4) having a range of compliant movement governed by a first stiffness value. The mount further comprises stiffening means (42,44,48,50) which act upon the compliant structure through part of the range of compliant movement such that the mount has at least two modes of operation, a first mode governed only by the first stiffness value of the compliant structure, and a second mode governed by both the first stiffness value and the stiffening means.
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