In one embodiment, a rotor blade may comprise a blade body (300), a spar structure (306a-b), and a blade nose (308). The blade body (300) may comprise a skin (311), wherein the skin (311) is configured to form an airfoil shape, and wherein the airfoil shape comprises an inboard end, an outboard end, a leading edge (303), and a trailing edge (304). The spar structure may comprise a first spar cap (306a) and a second spar cap (306b), wherein the first spar cap (306a) is coupled to an upper portion of the skin (311), and wherein the second spar cap (306b) is coupled to a lower portion of the skin (311). The blade nose (308) may comprise a cavity, wherein the cavity is configured to house a plurality of modular weights (310) at a plurality of radial blade locations, wherein the plurality of radial blade locations comprises a range of locations between the inboard end and the outboard end.


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    Title :

    ADAPTABLE ROTOR BLADE DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE FLEXIBILITY


    Additional title:

    ROTORBLATTDESIGN MIT AJUSTIERBARER LEISTUNG
    CONCEPTION DE PALE DE ROTOR PERMETTANT UN AJUSTAGE DE SA PERFORMANCE


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    Publication date :

    2019-11-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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