A mounting arrangement (46) for mounting a turbofan gas turbine engine
(10)
on an aircraft pylon (44). The gas turbine engine (10) comprises
a core engine (24) having a core engine casing (26). The mounting
(46) comprises a first mounting (48) for mounting the core engine
casing (26) on the pylon (44) and a second mounting (50) for
mounting the core engine casing (26) on the pylon (44). The first
mounting (48) comprises a first hinge adjacent (52) the core engine
casing (26) and a second hinge adjacent (54) adjacent the pylon (44).
The first hinge (52) is arranged parallel to the axis (S) of the gas turbine
engine (10) to form a roll hinge. The second hinge (54) is arranged
in a plane perpendicular to the axis (S) of the gas turbine engine (10)
to form a pitch hinge. The second mounting (50) comprises a third hinge
(56) adjacent the core engine casing (26) and a fourth hinge (58)
adjacent the pylon (44). The third and fourth hinges (56,58) are
arranged in a plane perpendicular to the axis (S) of the gas turbine engine (10).
The hinges (52,54,56,58) are elastic hinges.