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How are plane engines mounted?
Engines on most commercial aircraft are placed in pods under the wing. The engines are usually mounted slightly forward of the wing to help prevent flutter of the wing (this also allows the overall wing structure to be made lighter).
How are airplane wings attached to the fuselage?
The wings are attached to the main fuselage body using a lug. The bending moment and shear loads from wing to the fuselage structure is transferred through the lug structure. The attachment is done by series of pinned lug between wing side of wing box and fuselage.
Is the stress that tends to shorten or squeeze aircraft parts?
Compression is the stress that tends to shorten or squeeze aircraft parts. Torsion is the stress that produces twisting.
How does the mounting location of a jet engine affect aircraft?
The high-velocity engine exhaust (I’m hand-waving a bit here) adheres to the surface and allows the wing to produce lift somewhat longer than it could otherwise. This layout also vastly reduces the amount of debris and spray that can reach the intakes and damage the engines.
Are there jet engines above or below the wings?
Some concepts of the blended wing body design put the engines on top of the body. But for the current design of aircraft, the benefits of having the engines below the wing are greater than those of the alternatives. There was one design with overwing engines: The VFW-614.
Why do large aircraft have their engines mostly on the centerline?
The wings lift the plane, the engines are a major weight component of the aircraft. So if the weight is where the lift is being produced you don’t need to reinforce the structure to carry the forces around. Hence lighter structure. If you have one engine, it pretty much has to be on the centerline.
How does the location of the engine affect the stability of an aircraft?
The location of the engine center of gravity forward of the wing produces a torsional moment, which has the effect of increasing wing stiffness. Stability- Closer the engines are to the fuselage, lesser the yawing moment in case of an engine failure.