Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade /
A method of blade construction employing CFRP in a basic load-carrying spar, GFRP outer shell of aerofoil form, has been developed. Full-scale blade specimens have been fatigue-tested in various models. Other tests, such as bird impact trials, have also been carried out. Complete propellers have bee...
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| description | A method of blade construction employing CFRP in a basic load-carrying spar, GFRP outer shell of aerofoil form, has been developed. Full-scale blade specimens have been fatigue-tested in various models. Other tests, such as bird impact trials, have also been carried out. Complete propellers have been run on hovercraft and the blades have been straingauged; comparisons have been made between the measured vibratory strains and the fatigue test results. A propeller with such blades has been fitted to a craft maintaining a high frequency scheduled service, and has accumulated 1150 h operating time over a period of approximately 6 months. The only problems encountered concern the leading-edge erosion protection. By November 1973 the total hours accumulated exceeded 2,500. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:1847822020-12-19T17:05:08ZUse of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / 454147 Russell, J. G. A method of blade construction employing CFRP in a basic load-carrying spar, GFRP outer shell of aerofoil form, has been developed. Full-scale blade specimens have been fatigue-tested in various models. Other tests, such as bird impact trials, have also been carried out. Complete propellers have been run on hovercraft and the blades have been straingauged; comparisons have been made between the measured vibratory strains and the fatigue test results. A propeller with such blades has been fitted to a craft maintaining a high frequency scheduled service, and has accumulated 1150 h operating time over a period of approximately 6 months. The only problems encountered concern the leading-edge erosion protection. By November 1973 the total hours accumulated exceeded 2,500.A method of blade construction employing CFRP in a basic load-carrying spar, GFRP outer shell of aerofoil form, has been developed. Full-scale blade specimens have been fatigue-tested in various models. Other tests, such as bird impact trials, have also been carried out. Complete propellers have been run on hovercraft and the blades have been straingauged; comparisons have been made between the measured vibratory strains and the fatigue test results. A propeller with such blades has been fitted to a craft maintaining a high frequency scheduled service, and has accumulated 1150 h operating time over a period of approximately 6 months. The only problems encountered concern the leading-edge erosion protection. By November 1973 the total hours accumulated exceeded 2,500.47PSZJBLReinforced plasticsBlades |
| spellingShingle | Reinforced plastics Blades 454147 Russell, J. G. Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / |
| title | Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / |
| title_full | Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / |
| title_fullStr | Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / |
| title_short | Use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade / |
| title_sort | use of reinforced plastics in a composite propeller blade |
| topic | Reinforced plastics Blades |
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