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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Textron Innovations Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
George Matthew Thompson, Lewisville, TX (US);
Jonathan Andrew Knoll, Burleson, TX (US);
Robert Glenn Vaughn, Keller, TX (US);
William Anthony Amante, Grapevine, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A rotor system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a rotor duct; at least one rotor blade, wherein the at least one rotor blade comprises a tip end; and a multi-material tip extension affixed at the tip end of the at least one rotor blade, wherein the multi-material tip extension comprises an inboard portion fabricated from a first material and an outboard portion fabricated from a second material, wherein the second material is different than the first material.