Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e. – impellers) – Articulated – resiliently mounted or self-shifting impeller... – Nonmetallic resilient mounting
Patent
1993-07-01
1995-07-11
Look, Edward K.
Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
Articulated, resiliently mounted or self-shifting impeller...
Nonmetallic resilient mounting
416230, B64C 2733
Patent
active
054315387
ABSTRACT:
A hybrid composite flexbeam for a soft inplane bearingless main rotor assembly has eight spanwise regions: a hub attachment region; a first tapered region; a second tapered region; an inboard transition region; a pitch region having a cruciform configuration; an outboard transition region; a tapered outboard transition region; and a main rotor blade, torque tube attachment region. The pitch region is formed from unidirectional fiberglass plies, a 50/50 admixture of unidirectional fiberglass and graphite plies, and unidirectional graphite plies, all of which extend from root to tip of the hybrid flexbeam. Unidirectional fiberglass and graphite plies of varying lengths are interleaved in the second inboard tapered region. Fiberglass and graphite cross plies of varying lengths are interleaved in the first inboard tapered region. Fiberglass and graphite cross plies and unidirectional fiberglass plies of varying length are interleaved in the outboard tapered region. The ends of the plies of varying length form distributed ply drop-off arrangements in the first and second inboard tapered regions and the outboard tapered regions. The distributed arrangement of ply endings cause kick loads in the hybrid flexbeam to be distributed across the ply buildups. Fiberglass edge caps having a U-shaped configuration may be disposed in combination with the leading and trailing edges of the hybrid flexbeam, starting at the limits of the pitch region and extending inboardly and outboardly therefrom, respectively.
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Byrnes Francis E.
Schmaling David N.
Lee Michael S.
Look Edward K.
Radke Terrance J.
United Technologies Corporation
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