COMPOSITE BLADE STRINGER EDGE PROTECTION AND VISUAL DAMAGE INDICATION

Systems and methods provide for edge protection and visual damage indication for a composite blade stringer. According to one aspect, an edge protection and visual indication system may be an edge treatment (202) provided over an outer edge of a web (102) of a composite blade stringer. The edge trea...

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Main Authors Korenaga, Brian H, Burtord, Ian C, Albers, Robert G, Evans, David W, Sampedro-Thompson, William M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.03.2019
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:Systems and methods provide for edge protection and visual damage indication for a composite blade stringer. According to one aspect, an edge protection and visual indication system may be an edge treatment (202) provided over an outer edge of a web (102) of a composite blade stringer. The edge treatment (202) may include a number of material layers (308) encompassing the outer edge of the web and extending from a first surface of the web to a second surface of the web. The material layers may include a color contrasting layer (306) and fiberglass layers (308). The material layers may alternatively include two overlapping, precured angles (602).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20150186156