Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta S.p.a.

Fiorenzo Mussi

Emilio Pariani

There is disclosed a longitudinal member for a helicopter blade made by placing inside an open mold an open outer covering on which covering and in contact with are arranged a number of uncured axial straps which define top and bottom backs of the longitudinal member itself; the straps being compacted, prior to closure of the mold, against a center core and a front nose by inserting a rear element made of prehardened synthetic composite material, the rear element having an essentially C-shaped section and the opposite side edges of the outer covering being folded thereover prior to closure of the mold.

Helicopter blade longitudinal member and relative manufacturing method

A composite hub for a helicopter rotor, the hub having the form of a flat plate of laminated structure provided with a plurality of through holes each able to house an elastomeric coupling for connection of an associated blade, and a central layer of the said plate being constituted by a force distributor element in contact with each surface of which there is disposed at least one layer constituted by radial elements extending outwardly of an axis of rotation of the hub and an annular element disposed in contact with the free ends of the said radial elements; these latter being connected to the radial elements disposed on the other side of the distributor element by means of axial elements (25) defining part of the surface of the said aperture.

Composite hub for a helicopter rotor

A method for making helicopter blade spars in which a tape of reinforced resin is laid up with a continuous circulatory movement along an annular path defined by a lateral surface of a former of a forming mould in such a way as to define an annular body constituted by two ribs of the spar, rigidly connected together and opposite one another; each rib being subsequently separated from the other by cutting the said annular body.

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Milan, Italy

Fiorenzo Mussi