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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2011
Applicant:
Steven J. Elder, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Steven J. Elder, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/46 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/46 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); G01S 2007/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary wing aircraft, a rotor blade and a horizon scanning system are provided. The rotary wing aircraft, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a mast, an engine configured to provide rotational force to the mast and a controller. The rotary wing aircraft may further include a rotor blade connected to the mast having a leading edge, a plurality of tubercles positioned on the leading edge of the rotor blade, and a sensor housed within at least one of the plurality tubercles communicatively connected to the controller.