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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2025
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 rotor blade configured to be installed on a rotary wing aircraft includes a spar including an inboard portion extending from a root of the rotor blade to a first spanwise position of the rotor blade and an outboard portion meeting the inboard portion at the first spanwise position. The rotor blade further includes an upper skin coupled to the outboard portion of the spar, a lower skin coupled to the outboard portion of the spar, and a blade extender surrounding and extending inboard of the root of the rotor blade.