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AssigneeEurocopter
InventorsLuc Lecerf, Vincent Moreau, Xavier Maraninchi, Jean-Charles Sicard
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An airfoil (10) having a main structure (15) including at least one spar (16) and a front structure (20) forming a leading edge (21), said airfoil (10) having an empty space (25) between said main structure (15) and said front structure (20). The airfoil (10) includes a rigid deflector member (30) in said empty space (25), the deflector member being fastened to the main structure (15), said deflector member (30) having a sharp edge (31) facing towards said front structure (20) in order to deflect an external obstacle impacting against said front structure (20).
An airfoil having a main structure including at least one spar and a front structure forming a leading edge, said airfoil having an empty space between said main structure and said front structure, wherein the airfoil includes a rigid deflector member in said empty space, the deflector member being fastened to the main structure, said deflector member having a sharp edge facing towards said front structure in order to deflect an external obstacle impacting against said front structure, said deflector member not being in contact with said front structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.