A rotor blade having a detachable fairing is disclosed. The rotor blade includes leading and trailing edge fairings secured to the blade spar and one or more control lines extending between of the fairings and the blade spar. A detachable fairing extends from one or both of the leading and trailing edge fairings toward one of the distal and proximal ends of the blade spar. The detachable fairing and blade spar form an airfoil contour. The detachable fairing may secure to a tip jet attachment fitting at a distal end of the blade spar. A mounting structure including upper and lower plates may secure near a proximal end of the blade spar and the detachable fairing may secure to both the upper and lower plates to form all or part of an airfoil contour. The mounting structure may include a spherical seat engaging a spherical surface of a hub shroud.
Detachable rotor blade fairing apparatus and method
16.06.2015
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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