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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
David Elliott, Azle, TX (US);
Frank Bradley Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/32 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); B64C 35/00 (2006.01); B64D 35/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/32 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64D 35/00 (2013.01); F16H 57/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft rotor mast assembly that includes a composite rotor mast and a rotor housing surrounding the rotor mast. The rotor mast includes a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween. The rotor mast includes a plurality of circular openings proximate the first end to accommodate bolts for the fixation of a rotor hub to the rotor mast. The second end of the rotor mast includes a flange, wherein the flange defines a plurality of openings therethrough to accommodate the attachment of the rotor mast to a transmission.