A rotor system of a rotary wing aircraft includes a rotor hub including a hub arm, a rotor blade rotatably coupled to the hub arm about a longitudinal axis of the hub arm, and a first brake assembly. The first brake assembly includes a rod coupled to the rotor blade coupling and a brake shoe coupled to the rod. The brake shoe is configured to apply a force on the hub arm. An axial position of the rod is adjustable to vary the force of the brake shoe on the hub arm.
PITCH DROP FRICTION BRAKE
2025-03-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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