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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Richard E. Rauber, Euless, TX (US);
Mithat Yuce, Lantana, TX (US);
Thomas C. Parham, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Thomas J. Newman, Midlothian, TX (US);
Mark A. Wiinikka, Hurst, TX (US);
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a rotor blade and a rotor hub system. The rotor hub system includes a lead-lag damper having a rod end and being operably associated with the rotor blade; a blade adapter having a first arm and an opposing second arm; a pin carried by the blade adapter and configured to secure in position via the first arm and the second arm; and an actuator secured to the pin and configured to adjust the position of the lead-lag rod end relative to the first arm and the second arm.