A folding yoke comprising a bilateral center yoke pivotally connected to separate foldable yoke arms permits rotor blade fold about a single through bolt connection inboard of a set of bearings. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters.


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    Title :

    Compact folding yoke in a folding rotor blade assembly


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    Publication date :

    2020-02-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F04F PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED , Pumpen von Arbeitsfluiden durch unmittelbare Berührung mit einem anderen Arbeitsfluid oder durch Ausnutzung der Trägheit des zu pumpenden Arbeitsfluids / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / F04D Strömungsarbeitsmaschinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS / F16J Kolben , PISTONS



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