Stiff-in-plane gimbaled tiltrotor hub

Stiff-in-plane gimbaled tiltrotor hub

A rotor-hub for a rotary-wing aircraft is disclosed. The rotor-hub comprises a yoke comprising a plurality of yoke arms and a plurality of yoke straps, wherein the yoke arms are joined together by the yoke straps, and wherein a plurality of inner walls of the yoke define a central void space. A pitc...

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Hauptverfasser: RICHARD E. RAUBER, PATRICK R. TISDALE, THOMAS C. CAMPBELL, MICHAEL J. SOUTHERLAND, MARK WASIKOWSKI, FRANK B. STAMPS, JAMES L. BRASWELL JR, DAVID A. POPELKA, KEITH STANNEY
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:A rotor-hub for a rotary-wing aircraft is disclosed. The rotor-hub comprises a yoke comprising a plurality of yoke arms and a plurality of yoke straps, wherein the yoke arms are joined together by the yoke straps, and wherein a plurality of inner walls of the yoke define a central void space. A pitch horn is movably connected to the yoke and a portion of the pitch horn is located within the central void space. A connecting shell is fixedly attached to the yoke.