Costruzioni Aereonautiche Giovanni Agusta S.p.a.

Giuseppe Virtuani

Santino Pancotti

Emilio Pariani

Bruno Lovera

The multi-blade articulated rotor for helicopters, comprises a hub connected to a shaft rotatable substantially about a vertical axis, the hub being in the form of a plate comprising a plurality of perforations, each of which defines a bridge of material of said plate between a part of the edge of said perforation and a part of the edge of said plate; a plurality of yokes, each of which is substantially of U shape and comprises a pair of substantially parallel arms and a base element which connects together one end of said arms, the other end of the arms being connected to one of said blades, said base element being inserted into one of said perforations in the hub; a plurality of elastomer bearings, each of which is disposed between said base element of a yoke and the corresponding hub bridge; and means for limiting the amplitude of the swivel movement which each of said yokes can make substantially in a vertical plane.

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Milan, Italy

Giuseppe Virtuani