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An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine mounting structure, and a nacelle surrounding the engine and including fan cowls. The mounting structure includes a rigid structure and a forward aerodynamic structure on which the fan cowls are hinged, the forward aerodynamic structure incl

An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine mounting structure, and a nacelle surrounding the engine and including fan cowls. The mounting structure includes a rigid structure and a forward aerodynamic structure on which the fan cowls are hinged, the forward aerodynamic structure including a cradle provided with an aft mounting mechanism mounted on the rigid structure. The cradle also includes a forward mounting mechanism mounted on a fan case of the engine.

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1. An aircraft engine assembly comprising: an engine;an engine mounting structure; anda nacelle surrounding the engine and comprising fan cowls;the engine mounting structure comprising a rigid structure and a forward aerodynamic structure, the forward aerodynamic structure comprising a cradle on whi

1. An aircraft engine assembly comprising: an engine;an engine mounting structure; anda nacelle surrounding the engine and comprising fan cowls;the engine mounting structure comprising a rigid structure and a forward aerodynamic structure, the forward aerodynamic structure comprising a cradle on which the fan cowls are hinge mounted and is clad with aerodynamic cowling, andthe cradle comprising aft mounting means mounted on the rigid structure of the mounting structure and forward mounting means mounted on a fan case of the engine, the forward mounting means located at a forward end portion of the cradle. 2. An engine assembly according to claim 1, wherein the forward mounting means are in a form of a forward attachment configured to transmit loads exerted in a longitudinal direction of the engine, in a transverse direction of the engine, and in a vertical direction of the engine. 3. An engine assembly according to claim 1, wherein the aft mounting means comprises two aft semi-attachments arranged on either side of a forward part of the rigid structure of the mounting structure, each of the two aft semi-attachments configured to transmit loads exerted in a transverse direction to the engine and in a vertical direction of the engine, and each allowing relative limited movement in a longitudinal direction of the engine between an aft part of the cradle of the forward aerodynamic structure and a forward part of the rigid structure. 4. An engine assembly according to claim 3, wherein the aft semi-attachments are arranged symmetrically relative to a median plane of the assembly, passing through a longitudinal axis of the engine. 5. An engine assembly according to claim 1, wherein the nacelle comprises an air intake lying flush with the fan cowls, and positioned forwardly relative to the cowls. 6. An engine assembly according to claim 1, wherein the aerodynamic cowling is fixedly mounted on the cradle carrying the forward and aft mounting means. 7. Engine assembly according to claim 1, wherein a forward part of the rigid structure of the mounting structure enters into an aft portion of the cradle. 8. An engine assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fan cowl hinge fittings, at least some of the hinge fittings being fixed to the cradle. 9. An engine assembly according to claim 1, wherein the mounting structure further comprises a plurality of engine attachments amongst which a forward engine attachment is attached firstly to the rigid structure and secondly to the fan case of the engine. 10. An engine assembly according to claim 9, wherein the forward engine attachment is positioned, in a longitudinal direction of the engine, between the forward and aft mounting means of the cradle of the forward aerodynamic structure. 11. An aircraft comprising at least one engine assembly according to claim 1, assembled on a wing or an aft part of a fuselage of the aircraft.