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Composite-steel hybrid mast for rotorcraft

US7938628B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 2007
Grant dateMay 10, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/1359
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A composite-steel hybrid mast for a rotorcraft includes a tubular, steel portion having an internal surface defining a space therein and a composite portion disposed within the space defined by the internal surface of the steel portion and held in a fixed spatial relationship with respect to the internal surface of the steel portion.

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