TECHNICAL FIELD

The application relates generally to gas turbine engines and, more particularly, to supports for gas turbine engines.

BACKGROUND

Structures such as carriers are used to support components of gas turbine engines as the engine is being assembled and disassembled. Some carriers are bulky and occupy a lot of floor space, and do not permit easy access to the components of the engine. Some carriers do not allow for displacing the components, or changing their orientation.

SUMMARY

There is provided a gas turbine engine yoke comprising: an arcuate body mountable to a stand and rotatable between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation, the arcuate body having an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall and first and second side walls extending between the inner and outer walls, a mounting plane of the yoke extending through the inner and outer walls and positioned between the first and second side walls, engine attachments spaced apart along the inner wall and lying in the mounting plane.

There is provided a build support for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a stand; and a yoke supported by the stand and rotatable between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation, the yoke having an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall and first and second side walls extending between the inner and outer walls, a mounting plane of the yoke extending through the inner and outer walls and positioned between the first and second side walls, the yoke having engine attachments spaced apart along the inner wall and lying in the mounting plane.

There is provided a method of assembling a gas turbine engine, comprising: mounting a first component of the gas turbine engine to a yoke along attachment points lying in a single mounting plane defined by the yoke; rotating the yoke to rotate the first component between a horizontal orientation and an upright orientation; and mounting a second component of the gas turbine engine to the first component.

