Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale

Societe Nationale Industrielle Et Aerospatiale

Bernard Jaugey

Rene L Mouille

Jean-Pierre Jalaguier

Marc A Declerco

A variable pitch multi-blade propeller suitable for use on a helicopter is constructed of a foam preform joined with a fibrous spar enclosed in resin-impregnated foils and fitted with a metal leading edge. Various components are assembled in a mold and the resins, then cured. The structure may further include a reinforcing yoke of carbon fiber fabrics preimpregnated with a polymerizable synthetic resin. The process may further include a heat treating step to effect polymerization.

Process for manufacturing a variable pitch multi-blade propeller by

Each blade is fixed to the hub by the root part of the spar, arranged in the form of a loop surrounding a connection element bolted on the hub, with the interposition of rigid rings by a pin simultaneously fixing the hub on a drive sleeve transmitting thereto the driving torque of the central shaft. The hub comprises two coaxial cylindrical walls in each of which is pierced, for each blade, a circular opening in which the member for controlling the angle of attack which is fast with the blade root is mounted to rotate via self-lubricating rings. The invention is particularly applicable to helicopters.

Variable-pitch multi-blade propeller incorporating individually

Each blade is fixed to the hub by the root part of the spar, arranged in the form of a loop surrounding a connection element bolted on the hub, with the interposition of rigid rings by a pin simultaneously fixing the hub on a drive sleeve transmitting thereto the driving torque of the central shaft. The hub comprises two coaxial cylindrical walls in each of which is pierced, for each blade, a circular opening in which the member for controlling the angle of attach which is fast with the blade root is mounted to rotate via self-lubricating rings. The invention is particularly applicable to helicopters.

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