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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Steven Aleksy Radomski, Nottingham, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a hollow aerofoil component () for a gas turbine engine () comprises using a capping panel () to cover a pocket () in a pocketed aerofoil body (). During manufacture, a mandrel () is provided to support the capping panel () in the correct position. This ensures that the outer surface of the capping panel () is located as accurately as possible. This means that the capping panel () can be made to be as thin as possible, which in turn reduces weight and material wastage. Remotely detectable elements () may be provided to the mandrel () to enable the location of the pocket () to be accurately determined from outside the aerofoil ().