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US 2014/0271214 A1Published application
Amorphous metal rotor blade abrasion strip
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsDrew Sutton, Jeffrey P. Nissen, Andrew Haldeman
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Abstract
A rotor blade abrasion strip and method to manufacturing the same. The abrasion strip being composed of a molded amorphous metal contoured to match a leading edge outer surface of the rotor blade. The abrasion strip being configured to removably attach to a leading edge of the rotor blade and configured to prevent damage to the leading edge during flight. The method includes molding the abrasion strip with the amorphous metal.
Claims20
An abrasion strip for a rotor blade, comprising:
- a molded amorphous metal contoured to match a leading edge of the rotor blade;
- wherein the molded amorphous metal is removably attached to a leading edge;
- and
- wherein the molded amorphous metal is configured to prevent damage to the leading edge of the rotor blade during flight.
1 more element
An aircraft, comprising:
- a rotor blade having a leading edge;
- and
- abrasion strip configured to removably attach to the leading edge and prevent damage thereto, the abrasion strip being composed of a molded amorphous metal contoured to match a leading edge of the rotor blade.
A method, comprising:
- forming an abrasion strip composed of an amorphous metal to match a leading edge of a rotor blade;
- wherein the abrasion strip is configured to removably attach to the leading edge of the rotor blade when assembled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.