General Electric Company

General Electric Company Polska Sp. Z O.o.

Patrick Keene Clements

Wendy Wenling Lin

Elzbieta Kryj-Kos

Piotr Jerzy Kulinski

Ruolong Ma

Pawel Adam Lewicki

A method of electroforming an airfoil comprising an airfoil body. The method comprising electroforming a metal edge shell over a filler, located at a leading edge of the airfoil body, and over the airfoil body. The filler can be encapsulated within the metal edge shell and the metal edge shell has a sculpted leading edge defining a non-linear pattern.

Engine airfoil metal edge

An airfoil for a gas turbine engine defining a spanwise direction, a root end, a tip end, a leading edge end, and trailing edge end is provided. The airfoil includes: a body extending along the spanwise direction between the root end and the tip end, the body formed of a composite material; and a sculpted leading edge member attached to the body positioned at the leading edge end of the airfoil, the sculped leading edge member formed at least in part of a metal material and defining a non-linear patterned leading edge of the airfoil.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Patrick Keene Clements