摘要:
A fiber reinforced braided composite main helicopter rotor hub retention plate whose fiber orientation withstands forces both in the plane of the retention plate and normal to the plane. The retention plate comprises a fiber reinforced resin braided tubular ring having substantially circumferential fibers interwoven with angled fibers disposed about a central core. Arms extend inward from the braided ring for attachment to a driveshaft.
摘要:
Apparatus for damping blade lead/lag motion on a hingeless helicopter rotor assembly, including a hub, blades and flexbeam(s) interposed between the root end of the blades and the hub. Rigid, radial links extend the length of the flexbeams for attachment to the outboard ends thereof. Lead/lag motion at the outboard end of the flexbeam causes flexbeam bending, which is converted to radial translation of the links. This radial translation of the links and likewise the blade lead/lag motion is damped by damper means connected between the inboard ends of the links and the hub.
摘要:
Hub moment and driving torque is provided for a helicopter gimbal rotor by two-part flat springs that are in-plane with the rotor tilt point (P). The inboard end of an outward part of each spring is connected to the rotorshaft and the inboard end of an inward part of the spring is connected to the tiltable hub member. The outboard ends of the two spring parts are journaled together by an eccentric elastomeric joint that allows for spring foreshortening that accompanies rotor tilt.
摘要:
An improved droop stop for a fully articulated helicopter rotor is providedherein curved mating surfaces are employed between the spindle pad and the centrifugal droop stop static support arm to provide surface rather than line contact therebetween during centrifugal operation. The centers of the curved surfaces are coincident at the pivot point of the droop stop centrifugal arm to force the downward load of the blade to pass through this pivot point.
摘要:
A helicopter rotor having opposed blades interconnected by a common flexible spar which passes across the rotor axis is connected to the drive shaft by clamped hub plates. A spanwise extending torque tube having a pitch horn at its inner end forms a rigid connection with the spar and blade at its outboard end. A centering bearing assembly is positioned at the inner end of the torque tube and spar to react control loads, centralize the torque tube about the spar, and provide pitch, flap, and lead-lag decoupling.
摘要:
In a fully articulated helicopter rotor head, utilizing an elastomeric bearing to support each rotor blade and react centrifugal flight loads, a blade restraint, effective in three axes is provided for use during blade folding for aircraft stowage purposes. The restraint allows the blade to be folded through a predetermined fold plane, and held there while preventing or minimizing deflection of the elastomeric bearing.
摘要:
A cross-beam helicopter rotor in which the torque tube enveloping the flexible spar is supported in relation thereto by an elastomeric primary snubber which is readily replaceable in the field and which utilizes a snubber retainer plate bonded to the spar with an elastomer layer of selected shape factor so that the retainer plate remains adhered to the spar while accommodating all blade and spar pitch and flapping motions and so that the retainer plate elastomer layer is substantially more durable than the elastomer layers of the primary snubber. This primary snubber may be used in combination with an auxiliary snubber.
摘要:
Apparatus to center and compressively load a spherical elastomeric bearing about its static apex during helicopter rotor static mode, which centering means is adjustable from a station external of the rotor and is operable to be out of contact during helicopter rotor dynamic mode.
摘要:
A helicopter rotor having at least one blade projecting from the central hub and mounted for pitch change, flapping and lead-lag motion and including a lead-lag damper mounted to be pivotally movable in a selected plane and connected to the blade through a pivotal link connection to avoid the adverse effects of pitch and flap coupling.
摘要:
A stop device limits rods, such as control rods, used in helicopter flight control systems, from roll-over in selected directions, while allowing substantially unrestricted motion in other directions.