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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brendan P. Lanigan, Grapevine, TX (US);
Joshua R. O'Neil, Bedford, TX (US);
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a vertical stabilizer comprises an airfoil structure configured to be mounted to an aircraft at a vertical orientation. The airfoil structure comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the trailing edge is configured to form a blunt shaped edge. The airfoil structure further comprises a root end and a tip end, wherein the airfoil structure is tapered from the root end to the tip end. The airfoil structure is also cambered. Finally, the airfoil structure is further configured to be mounted with a rotor, and is also further configured to house one or more internal components associated with the aircraft.