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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joel J. McIntyre, Southlake, TX (US);
Michael Christopher Burnett, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/473 (2006.01); B64C 27/467 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/473 (2013.01); B64C 11/26 (2013.01); B64C 27/467 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 2027/4736 (2013.01);
Abstract
An afterbody for a rotor blade of a rotorcraft is unitarily formed of a single material of construction. The afterbody includes an upper surface disposed from a lower surface, a concave leading edge connected to the upper surface and the lower surface, and a trailing edge formed at an intersection of the upper surface with the lower surface.