A rotor blade (20) is provided that includes an airfoil (22) extending spanwise from a base (26) to a tip (28). The airfoil (22) extends longitudinally (e.g., chordwise) from a leading edge (32) to a trailing edge (34). The airfoil (22) extends laterally between a first side (36) and a second side (38). The airfoil (22) includes a body (40) and a weight (42). The body (40) includes a plurality of body layers (44). Each of the body layers (44) includes fiber reinforcement within a body thermoplastic matrix. The weight (42) includes a weight layer (46) embedded within the body (40). The weight layer (46) includes metal powder within a weight thermoplastic matrix.
WEIGHT BALANCED ROTOR BLADE WITH THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE WEIGHT
ROTORSCHAUFEL MIT AUSWUCHTETEM GEWICHT AUS THERMOPLASTISCHEM VERBUNDWERKSTOFF
PALE DE ROTOR À POIDS ÉQUILIBRÉ AVEC POIDS COMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIQUE
2024-01-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
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WEIGHT BALANCED ROTOR BLADE WITH THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE WEIGHT
European Patent Office | 2024
|WEIGHT BALANCED ROTOR BLADE WITH THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE WEIGHT
European Patent Office | 2024
|Weight balanced rotor blade with thermoplastic composite weight
European Patent Office | 2024
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