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Oil system for aircraft gas turbine engine

  • US 4,531,358 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1981
  • Issued: 07/30/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An oil supply system for use with an engine having engine bearings and subject to orientation in first and second engine positions, said oil system comprising:

  • an oil tank configured to receive a quantity of oil;

    pump means, having an inlet coupled to said oil tank and an outlet, for pumping oil from said oil tank to said outlet;

    first ducting means coupled to said pump outlet for supplying oil pumped from said tank to the bearings of an engine when an engine is in a first position;

    second ducting means coupled to receive scavenge oil from the bearings of an engine; and

    means coupled to said second ducting means for providing said scavenged oil to said tank when an engine is in said first position and for providing said scavenged oil to said first ducting means for providing said scavenged oil to the engine bearings when an engine is in a second position.

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