A rotor system for tilt rotor aircraft comprises an engine disposed at a first fixed position on a wing member, and a prop-rotor pylon mechanically coupled to the engine along a drive path extending through the wing member. The engine is disposed adjacent a fuselage of the tilt rotor aircraft, and the prop-rotor pylon is configured to selectively rotate between a vertical position and a horizontal position. The prop-rotor pylon is coupled to a plurality of rotor blades.
Tiltrotor aircraft with inboard wing mounted fixed engine arrangement
2016-06-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
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Spindle mounted tiltrotor pylon with fixed engine arrangement
European Patent Office | 2015
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