Fabrication and Demonstration of an Integrally Heated and Pressurized Mold System.

Abstract

The objectives of this research program are to reduce tooling costs for a composite tail rotor blade; reduce bond cure cycle time spans; and realize energy savings when compared to the conventional autoclave cure system. A thermally efficient mold bond insert and structure was designed and fabricated. Three bearingless tail rotor blades for a light helicopter were manufactured. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102743

Entities

People

  • E. E. Blake
  • Robert G. Anderson

Organizations

  • Bell Flight

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Fabrication
  • Heat Transfer
  • Helicopters
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Polyethylenes
  • Production
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Software Agents
  • Spars
  • Tail Rotors
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Reinforced Composite Materials