公开(公告)号：US09981757B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US14901328

申请日：2014-07-04

Applicant: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS

Inventor： Yohann Coraboeuf ,  Jean-Philippe Dutheil

IPC: B64G1/00 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/14 ,  B64G5/00 ,  F02K9/97 ,  B64F5/50 ,  B64G1/64

CPC classification number: B64G1/401 ,  B64F5/50 ,  B64G1/14 ,  B64G1/641 ,  B64G5/00 ,  F02K9/97 ,  F05D2240/90

Abstract: The invention relates to a propulsion unit for a reusable launch vehicle including a rocket engine supported by a cradle. According to the invention, the cradle includes at least three attachment elements for assembling the unit on the structure of the vehicle to which the unit is to be connected, the at least three attachment elements defining a plane for removing the unit, and in which the unit includes one or more fluid and/or electric links of the engine, each one of the links including a free end to be assembled with a corresponding circuit for supplying the vehicle, to which the unit is to be connected, the tip of at least some of the free ends being contained in the removal plane.