Modular integrated device for rotor blade control

• Main Authors: Kuczek, Andrzej E, Matalanis, Claude G, Wake, Brian E, Lakamraju, Vijaya R, Jonsson, Ulf J, Sun, Fanping, Finn, Alan M, Chaudhry, Zaffir A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.11.2017
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; HELICOPTERS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade (20) including one or more pockets (32) and a housing (42) located on the rotor blade (20) within one or more pockets (32). The housing is secured to the rotor blade (20) via one or more dovetail joints (40). A drive mechanism (44) for a control surface...