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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Adrian Stanescu, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Donald Thomas Powell, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/04 (2006.01); B64C 11/06 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F04D 29/34 (2006.01); F04D 29/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/06 (2013.01); B64C 11/04 (2013.01); B64C 11/30 (2013.01); F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F04D 29/34 (2013.01); F04D 29/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to retain a rotor blade are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a rotor blade coupled to a rotatable hub of an engine system. The rotor blade includes a root, a flange and a blade. The root and the flange are disposed inside a cowling, and the blade is disposed outside of the cowling. The example apparatus also includes a retainer disposed inside the cowling adjacent the flange. The flange is to engage the retainer to retain the rotor blade with the engine system.