METALLIC DIMPLED DOUBLER

METALLIC DIMPLED DOUBLER

A rotor blade is provided. The rotor blade includes a blade portion, a tip cap formed to define a dimple, a fastener and a doubler. The fastener includes a flat-headed shaft and is disposable such that the flat-headed shaft extends through the blade portion and the tip cap at the dimple. The fastene...

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Hauptverfasser: SHIMKUS, Michael J, SIMKULAK, Richard Joseph
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:A rotor blade is provided. The rotor blade includes a blade portion, a tip cap formed to define a dimple, a fastener and a doubler. The fastener includes a flat-headed shaft and is disposable such that the flat-headed shaft extends through the blade portion and the tip cap at the dimple. The fastener is configured to urge the blade portion toward the tip cap. The doubler includes a dimpled portion disposable between the tip cap and a portion of the flat-headed shaft at the dimple and an exterior portion. The exterior portion is disposable flush with respective exterior surfaces of the blade portion and the flat-headed shaft.