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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Tyler Christian Kane, Fairfield, CT (US);
Kevin A. Laitenberger, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/48 (2006.01); B64C 27/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/48 (2013.01); B64C 27/322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor system of a rotary wing aircraft includes a rotor hub including a hub arm, a rotor blade rotatably coupled to the hub arm about a longitudinal axis of the hub arm, and a first brake assembly. The first brake assembly includes a rod coupled to the rotor blade coupling and a brake shoe coupled to the rod. The brake shoe is configured to apply a force on the hub arm. An axial position of the rod is adjustable to vary the force of the brake shoe on the hub arm.