Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system is disclosed herein. The aircraft propulsion system includes a core engine having an intake, a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section arranged along a centerline axis. The aircraft propulsion system also includes a nacelle surrounding the core engine. The aircraft propulsion system also includes at least one free power turbine driven to rotate by exhaust gases exiting the turbine section. The aircraft propulsion system also includes at least one rotor module driven to rotate by at least one free power turbine. The aircraft propulsion system also includes first and second pylons extending away from the nacelle and operable to mount the core engine to an aircraft. The first and second pylons are spaced from one another on opposite sides of at least one plane containing the centerline axis and mirror one another across the at least one plane.

Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system is disclosed herein. The aircraft propulsion system includes a core engine having an intake, a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section arranged along a centerline axis. The aircraft propulsion system also includes a nacelle surrounding the core engine. The aircraft propulsion system also includes at least one free power turbine driven to rotate by exhaust gases exiting the turbine section. The aircraft propulsion system also includes at least one rotor module driven to rotate by at least one free power turbine. The aircraft propulsion system also includes first and second pylons extending away from the nacelle and operable to mount the core engine to an aircraft. The first and second pylons are spaced from one another on opposite sides of at least one plane containing the centerline axis and mirror one another across the at least one plane.

Abstract: A system for maintaining a distributed object system using a network. Data objects are maintained at a network controller and are each associated with a data object version sequence number (OVSN), indicating a state, version, or configuration of each data object. When a receiver transmits a message to the network controller, the message includes an OVSN, representing a state, version, or configuration of objects located at the receiver, so the network controller can interpret the message in accordance with the OVSN contained in the message. The network controller may update the receiver's data objects if necessary.

Abstract: A system for accelerating the front wheels of a vehicle, eg an agricultural tractor, on turning a corner, comprises steering angle sensors (21) which, via a control unit (22) enable or disable drive to the front wheels from a hydraulic motor (11). The drive from the hydraulic motor from the front wheels is via a one-way clutch (14). The hydraulic motor (11) is powered by a pump (6) driven either directly from the vehicle engine or from the main transmission.