Commonly manufactured rotor blade
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsJoshua A. Breon, Eric S. Parsons, Timothy James Conti, Frank M. Caputo
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Abstract
A method of modifying a rotor blade is provided for a rotor blade including a spar having an inboard portion with a substantially constant overall height, the inboard portion further including a top layer having a substantially constant first thickness and a bottom layer having a substantially constant second thickness. The method includes removing a root portion of the inboard portion to thereby modify the rotor blade and installing a cuff configured to couple to the rotor blade to an aircraft.
Claims12
A method of modifying a rotor blade, the rotor blade comprising a spar having an inboard portion with a substantially constant overall height, the inboard portion further including a top layer having a substantially constant first thickness and a bottom layer having a substantially constant second thickness, the method comprising:
- adjusting a root portion of the inboard portion to thereby alter a length of the rotor blade from a first length to a second length;
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- installing a cuff configured to couple to the rotor blade to an aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.