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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Frederic Kay, Milford, CT (US);
Alan Roy Goodworth, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention broadly relates to a tail cone assembly for a helicopter. The tail cone assembly includes a monocoque shell formed from a composite material. The composite material preferably comprises a non-metallic matrix, such as an epoxy resin matrix, having fibers, such as graphite fibers, embedded therein. The fibers may be oriented along a single axis or along multiple axes. Other components of the tail cone assembly may also be formed from composite materials, which composite materials may be the same as or different from the composite material forming the shell.