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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis K. Kennedy, Mesa, AZ (US);
Zach Keely Stahlecker, Chandler, AZ (US);
Saul Opie, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/04 (2006.01); B64C 27/48 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/48 (2013.01); B64C 2027/4736 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 403/7075 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for blade attachment are proved. The systems and methods include an aircraft system having a rotor hub including a blade connector and a composite blade including a lug fitting assembly. The lug fitting assembly includes a fitting core including a lug fitting aperture, a lug bushing coupled within the lug fitting aperture, and an outer fitting substantially surrounding the fitting core.