Adjustable camber aerofoil
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsKristofer J. Bottome, Matthew P. Jevons
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an aerofoil (20) comprising a leading edge portion (22) and a flexible thin-walled portion (26) that is rearwards of the leading edge portion, defining a cavity (28), and a shape-forming insert (30) for inserting into the cavity. The shape-forming insert at least partly defines the profile of the aerofoil such that changing the shape of the insert changes the profile of the aerofoil.
Claims14
An aerofoil comprising:
- a leading edge portion;
- a flexible thin-walled portion that is rearwards of the leading edge portion, the flexible thin-walled portion defining a cavity;
- and
- a shape-forming insert for inserting into the cavity,
- wherein the flexible thin-walled portion has an opening through which the shape-forming insert is inserted to at least partly define a profile of the aerofoil such that changing a shape of the insert changes the profile of the aerofoil.
A method of defining a profile of an aerofoil, the aerofoil comprising a leading edge portion and a flexible thin-walled portion located rearwardly of the leading edge portion, the flexible thin-walled portion defining a cavity and having an opening, the method comprising:
- inserting into the cavity through the opening a shape-forming insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.