A rotor system (280) is provided in one example embodiment and may include a rotor duct (220); at least one rotor blade (200), wherein the at least one rotor blade (200) comprises a tip end (204); and a tip extension (230) affixed at the tip end (204) of the at least one rotor blade (200), wherein the tip extension (230) is comprised, at least in part, of a flexible material and the rotor blade (200) has a fixed extended length (212b) based on the tip extension (230). The tip extension (230) may provide a clearance distance (216) between the tip extension (230) and the rotor duct (220).
DUCTED ROTOR BLADE TIP EXTENSION
VERLÄNGERUNG EINER KANALISIERTEN ROTORBLATTSPITZE
EXTENSION DE POINTE DE PALE DE ROTOR CARÉNÉ
2022-06-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English