Tail rotor yaw position control for a helicopter
US4759514A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C27/82
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A yaw rate stabilizer for the tail rotor of a helicopter includes a tail rotor shaft rotatably supporting a tail rotor on which rotor blades are radially mounted to develop a lift force directed substantially horizontal and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. A slider is provided connected by pitch links to the rotor. The angle of attack of the blades varies with the displacement of the slider relative to a rotor. The rotor shaft is mounted pivotably by a universal joint on the tail of the helicopter fuselage. A frame, pivotably aligned with the universal joint, is supported by a tension or compression spring and connected to a collective pitch transfer lever. The slider, which is slidably mounted on the rotor shaft, moves toward the tail rotor and increases the collective pitch of the blades as a result of the rotor pivoting at the universal joint to precession caused by a transient, yaw moment applied to the rotor by a transverse gust of wind. The blades develop increased lift directed opposite to the gust which opposes the yaw moment and stabilizes the aircraft.
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