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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul Branson Sherrill, Grapevine, TX (US);
Robert Alan Self, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/473 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29K 705/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/48 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/473 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); B29C 70/48 (2013.01); B29K 2705/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/082 (2013.01); B64C 2027/4733 (2013.01); F05D 2230/50 (2013.01); F05D 2300/2263 (2013.01); F05D 2300/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an implementation, a rotor blade (alternatively referred to herein as 'blade') for a helicopter or other aircraft may include an outer layer. The outer layer may define a cavity. The outer layer may at least partially correspond to an airfoil, e.g., a wing. One or more inserts may be included within the cavity and be encompassed thereby. The first insert may have a density of at least 0.6 pounds per cubic inch.