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 provided over an outer edge of a web of a composite blade stringer. The edge treatment may in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors BURTORD IAN C, SAMPEDRO-THOMPSON WILLIAM M, ALBERS ROBERT G, KORENAGA BRIAN H, EVANS DAVID W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.06.2016
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
HELICOPTERS
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
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 provided over an outer edge of a web of a composite blade stringer. The edge treatment may include a number of material layers 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 and fiberglass layers. The material layers may alternatively include two overlapping, pre-cured angles.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414560533