Elastic Pitch Beam Tail Rotor Operational Suitability Investigation

Abstract

Work was performed to ascertain the operational suitability of the 6Elastic Pitch Beam Tail Rotor6 and to select an optimized coating system and leading edge erosion guard. The five basic tasks performed are the following: (1) protective coating for the glass reinforced plastic spar (GRP). (2) Elastic pitch beam spring rate. (3) Elastic pitch beam fatigue. (4) Erosion protection system. (5) Damage resistance and ballistic damage tolerance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0784595

Entities

People

  • Alfred S. Falcone
  • Frank Clark
  • Paul Maloney

Organizations

  • Kaman Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coatings
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Fabrication
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Leading Edges
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Tail Rotors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wear Resistance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.