Jet Brella - the Product.
Beginning in the early 1990's, the original umbrella style Inlet cover was conceived as a
durable, lightweight, easily stored, and pilot friendly answer to portable FOD protection.
Industrial designer Jim Kennedy, in response to a Gulfstream IV Chief Pilot's request for
smaller sized engine protection, started with a golf umbrella and an idea and built the first
"Brella" prototype. From those humble beginnings, Jim and his engineering team have
solved a diverse range of problems ranging from shape retention under compression,
engine spinner inner-action, and back pressure relief on larger engines, to inlet ring
contact requirements, weatherproofing, and materials durability issues.
Today, Jet Brella offers an extensive line of state-of-the-art inlet, exhaust, and APU covers.
They fit the vast majority of business and commercial jet aircraft from Cessna Citation's to
Boeing 767's. Made from lightweight, yet durable, materials with a custom fit for each
model engine, today's line of Jet Brella products provide the best protection available for
your engines from the ravages of weather, animals, blowing debris, and tarmac
FOD.
