An aircraft (100) comprising a plurality of engines (132) including two or more rotor blades (202), each rotor blade (202) in mechanical communication with a hub (304) and pivotable about an axis of rotation, a bearing plate (308) comprising a rotating portion (308a) and a non-rotating portion (308b), a fold linkage (306) coupled to the rotating portion (308a) of the bearing plate (308) and in mechanical communication with the rotor blade (202), and an actuator (310) coupled to the non-rotating portion (308b) of the bearing plate (308) and operable to reposition the bearing plate (308) from a first position (312) to a second position (314) such that the folding links (306) pivot the rotor blades (202) from a deployed position to a forward folded position.


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    Title :

    FORWARD FOLDING ROTOR BLADES


    Additional title:

    NACH VORNE KLAPPENDE ROTORBLÄTTER
    PALES DE ROTOR À PLIAGE VERS L'AVANT


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    Publication date :

    2019-07-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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