Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Jim Hurdle

Paul Branson Sherrill

Dudley E Smith

Charles L Hollimon

Jimmy Charles Narramore

John Michael Kebrle

James R Andrews

Justin Daw

Sidney Xue

Bryce Docker

John T Brieger

A ducted fan for a helicopter includes a transverse duct and a counter-torque device supported within the duct. The counter-torque device includes a rotor rotatably mounted within the duct and a stator fixedly mounted within the duct downstream from the rotor. The rotor includes a rotor hub having a rotor axis, and rotor blades extending from the hub. The Rotor blades have a modulated angular distribution about the rotor axis. The stator includes a stator hub, and a plurality of stator vanes distributed around the stator hub. The stator vanes are angularly modulated around the stator hub.

Counter-torque device for a helicopter

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Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

Jim Hurdle