A Novel Composite Helicopter Tail Rotor Blade with Enhanced Mechanical Properties

This paper describes the transition towards a composite structure, with the same overall aerodynamic characteristics, for a tail rotor blade of an IAR330 helicopter. The newly proposed structure of the composite blade is made of a carbon-roving spar embedded with epoxy resin, a hexagonal-cell honeyc...

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Main Authors: Anton Hadăr, Andrei-Daniel Voicu, Florin Baciu, Daniel Vlăsceanu, Daniela-Ioana Tudose, Ştefan-Dan Pastramă
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/7/647