US 11,796,422 B2
Engine testing system and process
Billy David Avery, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,612.
Application 17/837,612 is a continuation of application No. 16/874,915, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,486,795.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/848,884, filed on May 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0307942 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G01M 15/14 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01M 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 15/14 (2013.01) [B64D 31/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01M 15/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for operating an aircraft engine, the system comprising:
a main fuel conduit;
a first end of a main fuel conduit configured to connect into an engine fuel delivery system existing on a first aircraft;
a second end of the main fuel conduit configured to connect into an engine fuel intake on an aircraft engine being tested, the aircraft engine being tested not being associated with the first aircraft;
the main fuel conduit being elongated to interconnect the engine fuel delivery system on the first aircraft and the aircraft engine being tested;
a motive fuel conduit, the motive fuel conduit configured on a first end to be coupled into a motive fuel output included in the engine fuel delivery system on the first aircraft, the motive fuel conduit configured on a second end to be coupled to an aircraft motive fuel intake on the engine being tested; and
the main and motive fuel conduits being configured to extend between the engine on the first aircraft and the aircraft engine being tested.