Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

David Sembritzky

Carlos Alexander Fenny

Ryan Thomas Ehinger

Charles J Kilmain

Gary Cope

Terry L Saville

Gary A Cope

According to one embodiment, a clutch may be coupled between a rotor system and a power train of a rotorcraft. The clutch may be operable to disengage the rotor system from the power train during operation of the power train. A clutch control system in communication with the clutch and include a rotorcraft condition sensor operable to sense an operating condition of the rotorcraft and a control unit operable to prevent the clutch from disengaging the rotor system from the power train if the operating condition of the rotorcraft fails to satisfy a predetermined criterion.

Disconnecting a rotor

An axial swage alignment tool () having a bridge member () for axially and rotationally aligning a metal tube () and a fitting () is disclosed. The bridge member that is temporarily bonded to the exterior surfaces of the metal tube and the fitting. The bridge member eliminates the need to place any material between the metal tube and the fitting either prior to or after the swaging process.

Axial swage alignment tool

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Grapevine, TX, United States of America

David Sembritzky