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Helicopter antitorque tail rotor blade

US8210818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2009
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C27/463
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A blade for an antitorque tail rotor of a helicopter, having a leading edge and a trailing edge opposite each other and elongated along a longitudinal axis of the blade; the trailing edge, in use, interacts with the air current after the leading edge; the blade also has an end portion extending between a reference section and a radially outer end of the blade with respect to a rotation axis of the blade; the rotation axis is outside the blade and crosswise with respect to the longitudinal axis; the length of the chord at the end portion decreases from the reference section to the radially outer end; and the leading and trailing edges are joined at the radially outer end.

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