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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brent C. Ross, Flower Mound, TX (US);
David R. Bockmiller, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Mark L. Isaac, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brian J. Cox, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/12 (2006.01); B64D 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64D 27/12 (2013.01); B64D 35/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor system for tilt rotor aircraft comprises an engine disposed at a first fixed position on a wing member, and a prop-rotor pylon mechanically coupled to the engine along a drive path extending through the wing member. The engine is disposed adjacent a fuselage of the tilt rotor aircraft, and the prop-rotor pylon is configured to selectively rotate between a vertical position and a horizontal position. The prop-rotor pylon is coupled to a plurality of rotor blades.