A flexbeam for a rotor blade is provided and includes a first end coupled to a body of the rotor blade and a second end coupled to a flap disposed along a trailing edge of the body to pitch about a pitching axis defined along a span of the body and a flexbeam body extending from the first end to the second end and being configured to retain the flap under a first loading and being flexible about the pitching axis.
Flexbeam hinge for helicopter blade active trailing edge flap
2016-08-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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