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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jeffrey Matthew Williams, Hudson Oaks, TX (US);
James Elbert King, N. Richland Hills, TX (US);
James Everett Kooiman, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Andrew G. Baines, Southlake, TX (US);
Christopher R. Jackson, Kennedale, TX (US);
George Ryan Decker, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Daniel J. Sweigard, Euless, TX (US);
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A pedestal assembly for receiving a pylon assembly of a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter mode and an airplane mode, the tiltrotor aircraft having an airframe including a fuselage and a wing. The pedestal assembly includes an inboard pedestal supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. The inboard pedestal includes an inboard bearing assembly disposed within an inboard pillow block housing. The pedestal assembly also includes an outboard pedestal supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. The outboard pedestal includes an outboard bearing assembly disposed within an outboard pillow block housing. The inboard and outboard bearing assemblies are operable to receive the pylon assembly therein such that the pylon assembly is rotatably mounted between the inboard and outboard pedestals to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between the helicopter mode and the airplane mode.