A rotor blade is provided that includes an airfoil extending spanwise from a base to a tip. The airfoil extends longitudinally (e.g., chordwise) from a leading edge to a trailing edge. The airfoil extends laterally between a first side and a second side. The airfoil includes a body and a weight. The body includes a plurality of body layers. Each of the body layers includes fiber reinforcement within a body thermoplastic matrix. The weight includes a weight layer embedded within the body. The weight layer includes metal powder within a weight thermoplastic matrix.
WEIGHT BALANCED ROTOR BLADE WITH THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE WEIGHT
ROTORSCHAUFEL MIT AUSWUCHTETEM GEWICHT AUS THERMOPLASTISCHEM VERBUNDWERKSTOFF
PALE DE ROTOR À POIDS ÉQUILIBRÉ AVEC POIDS COMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIQUE
2024-01-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
WEIGHT BALANCED ROTOR BLADE WITH THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE WEIGHT
Europäisches Patentamt | 2024
|Weight balanced rotor blade with thermoplastic composite weight
Europäisches Patentamt | 2024
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