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A method for gas turbine engine off-load starting includes using a starter connected to a rotor of a gas turbine engine to start the gas turbine engine while terminating or reducing torque transmission from the starter to accessory devices until a gas turbine engine starting cycle is completed and t

A method for gas turbine engine off-load starting includes using a starter connected to a rotor of a gas turbine engine to start the gas turbine engine while terminating or reducing torque transmission from the starter to accessory devices until a gas turbine engine starting cycle is completed and the gas turbine engine is operating under a self-sustaining condition.

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A method for gas turbine engine off-load starting includes using a starter connected to a rotor of a gas turbine engine to start the gas turbine engine while terminating or reducing torque transmission from the starter to accessory devices until a gas turbine engine starting cycle is completed and t

A method for gas turbine engine off-load starting includes using a starter connected to a rotor of a gas turbine engine to start the gas turbine engine while terminating or reducing torque transmission from the starter to accessory devices until a gas turbine engine starting cycle is completed and the gas turbine engine is operating under a self-sustaining condition. within cartons translating downstream within the packaging machine; and rotating the tucker wheel arm into a second position to effectively remove the carton flap folding assembly away from cartons translating downstream. 6. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of: adjusting a height of the tucker wheel with respect to the transport conveyor for accommodating articles of varying height. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the carton includes two carton flaps attached to leading and trailing portions of the carton, respectively, and disposed between the flaps and the side panels, said method comprising the further step of: contacting gussets attached to the leading flap with the tucker wheel peripheral edge; and contacting gussets attached the trailing flap with a tooth defined by a notch said tucker wheel outer peripheral edge. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the carton includes a top panel and first and second side panels disposed adjacent the top panel, and wherein the flaps each include a center panel having first and second foldable gussets on first and second peripheral edges of the center panel, respectively, for the maintaining edges of the center panel in contact with peripheral edges of the side panels when the carton is in a wrapped position around the preconfigured group of articles, said method comprising the further steps of: engaging the first gusset and second gussets with first and second tucker wheels, respectively. 9. The method claim 8 comprising the further step of: allowing the center panel to pass between said first and second tucker wheels while said tucker wheels engage the gussets. 10. In a continuous motion article packaging machine of the type having an article transport conveyor for moving a preconfigured article group through the machine and packaging the article group into a paperboard carton, said carton including a top panel, carton flaps disposed adjacent the top panel, and first and second side panels disposed adjacent the top panel, and wherein the carton flaps each include a center panel and foldable gussets for maintaining peripheral portions of the center panel in contact with peripheral edges of the side panels when the carton is in a wrapped position around the preconfigured group of articles, the improvement comprising: a carton flap folding assembly comprising a tucker wheel having a first engaging surface and a second engaging surface; said tucker wheel being oriented vertically and disposed adjacent to said transport conveyor; a drive assembly attached to said tucker wheel for rotating said tucker wheel so that said first engaging surface contacts a first portion of the carton and said second engaging surface contacts a second portion of said carton; an upper conveyor for conveying carton blanks from a carton blank magazine to the carton flap folding assembly; upper conveyor paddles for contacting the carton flaps and for moving the carton flaps into a substantially perpendicular orientation with respect to a horizontal axis of the carton, and wherein said first and second engaging surfaces of said tucker wheel contact and fold the gussets beneath the carton for maintaining contact between the center panel peripheral edges with the side panel peripheral edges when the carton side panels are folded around the group of articles. 11. The article packaging machine of claim 10, wherein the first engaging surface comprises: a substantially circumferential edge portion of said tucker wheel. 12. The article packaging machine of claim 11 wherein said substantially circumferential edge portion is oriented below a planar surface of the carton.13. The article packaging machine of claim 10 further comprising: a notch formed into an outer periphery of said tucker wheel, wherein said notch includes a depressed portion defined by a space between a leading edge tooth and a trailing edge tooth, wherein said trailing edge tooth comprises said second engagin