Disclosed is a propulsion assembly (20a) for a tiltrotor aircraft (10) having a wing (18), the tiltrotor aircraft (10) operable in a hover flight mode and a forward flight mode, the propulsion assembly (20a) comprising: a fixed pylon (22a); a rotor system (24a) comprising a rotor system central axis (128); a pivotable attachment (102) coupling the rotor system (24a) to the fixed pylon (22a), the pivotable attachment (102) comprising a conversion axis (104), wherein the rotor system (24a) is configured to selectively rotate about the conversion axis (104); a pylon conversion actuator (106) comprising: a first actuator mount (110, 122) directly coupled to the fixed pylon (22a); a second actuator mount (112) directly coupled to the rotor system (24a); and an extendable arm (120) coupled to the first actuator mount (110, 122) and the second actuator mount (112) and actuatable between an extended position and a retracted position; wherein in the extended position, the pylon conversion actuator (110, 122) places the rotor system (24a) in a first rotor position; and wherein in the retracted position, the pylon conversion actuator (106) places the rotor system (24a) in a second rotor position.


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    Titel :

    PYLON CONVERSION ACTUATOR FOR TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    PYLON-UMWANDLUNGSAKTUATOR FÜR KIPPROTORFLUGZEUGE
    ACTIONNEUR DE CONVERSION DE PYLÔNE POUR AVION À ROTORS BASCULANTS


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-05-03


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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