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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

David G. Carlson, North Richland Hills, TX (US);

John R. McCullough, Weatherford, TX (US);

Douglas K. Wolfe, Denton, TX (US);

Andrew G. Baines, Southlake, TX (US);

George R. Decker, Amarillo, TX (US);

Assignee:

Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/12 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64C 3/24 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2017.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/302 (2021.05); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29D 99/001 (2013.01); B29D 99/0089 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B64C 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 3/24 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64F 5/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 2793/009 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); B32B 2305/024 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one aspect, there is a composite skin for a tiltrotor aircraft including a first skin having a periphery defined by a forward edge, an aft edge, and outboard ends; a second skin; and a honeycomb core disposed between the first skin and the second skin, the honeycomb core comprised of a plurality of honeycomb panels positioned along the longitudinal axis of the first skin, the plurality of honeycomb panels having an array of large cells, each cell having a width of at least 1 cm; wherein the second skin and the honeycomb core have an outer perimeter within the periphery of the first skin.


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