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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2023
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Timothy James Conti, Shelton, CT (US);
Eric S. Parsons, Middlebury, CT (US);
Joshua A. Breon, Lafayette, IN (US);
Benjamin E. Isabella, Hamden, CT (US);
William Paul Adams, Norwalk, CT (US);
Christopher Michael Colschen, Hamden, CT (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A rotor blade configured to be installed on a rotary-wing aircraft includes a main blade body including an inboard end configured to be coupled to a rotor blade hub and an outboard end. The rotor blade includes a blade tip removably coupled to the outboard end of the main blade body, the blade tip including an inner cavity. The rotor blade further includes a tip block including an inboard portion coupled to the outboard end of the main blade body and a cantilevered portion extending beyond the outboard end of the rotor blade and into the inner cavity of the blade tip.