Variable-pitch ringed rotors for aircraft

A rotor system for a rotorcraft has a hub rotatable about an axis and a plurality of blades coupled to the hub for rotation therewith about the axis. Each blade is capable of rotation about a pitch axis relative to the hub, and a ring couples adjacent blades to each other.

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Hauptverfasser: Brand, Albert Gerard, Parham, Jr., Thomas C, Sinusas, Eric Albert
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Zusammenfassung:A rotor system for a rotorcraft has a hub rotatable about an axis and a plurality of blades coupled to the hub for rotation therewith about the axis. Each blade is capable of rotation about a pitch axis relative to the hub, and a ring couples adjacent blades to each other.