An embodiment rotorcraft main rotor system (103), including a yoke (301), a rotor blade (105), and a grip assembly (305) attaching the rotor blade to the yoke. The grip assembly (305) includes a grip body (501) formed from a contiguous laminated composite and has a substantially constant thickness, where the grip body (501) has an upper extension (315), a lower extension (317) and a connecting portion (401) connected between an inboard end of the upper extension and an inboard end of the lower extension. An inside surface of the upper extension (315) faces, and is substantially parallel to, an inside surface of the lower extension (317), and the upper extension has first features and the lower extension has second features that are aligned with the first features, where the first features and second features each include at least one of an edge contour, attachment holes (503), or first protective elements.
ROTORCRAFT BLADE GRIP
DREHFLÜGELFLUGZEUGBLATTGRIFF
ATTACHE DE PALE D'HÉLICOPTÈRE
14.02.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |