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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2022
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Joshua A. Breon, Lafayette, IN (US);
Eric S. Parsons, Middlebury, CT (US);
Timothy James Conti, Shelton, CT (US);
Frank M. Caputo, Cheshire, CT (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of modifying a rotor blade is provided for a rotor blade including a spar having an inboard portion with a substantially constant overall height, the inboard portion further including a top layer having a substantially constant first thickness and a bottom layer having a substantially constant second thickness. The method includes removing a root portion of the inboard portion to thereby modify the rotor blade and installing a cuff configured to couple to the rotor blade to an aircraft.