UniCopter ~ Rotor - Hub - 'Absolutely' Rigid Rotor

Overview:

  1. No teetering or flapping hinges.
  2. 2º (approx.) pre-cone angle.
  3. No undersling.
  4. No lead-lag hinge.
  5. Only the feathering hinges.

 Working Papers:

 

DESIGN:

 B283

MAKE:

 

Items:

DESIGN:

 

Name

Number

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - LAYOUT (1)

0872

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - LAYOUT (2)

0951

Rotor - Hub - ARR - LAYOUT (3)

0996

Rotor - Hub - ARR - LAYOUT (4) for Lycoming

1114

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Tension-Torsion Strap

1463

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Twinned Blades

1542

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Design Considerations

0881

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - An Idea

0846

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Filament Winding

0423

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Blade Generated Forces - Preliminary (3 & 4 blades?)

1374

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Blade Generated Forces - Intermediate (3 & 4 blades?)

1069

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Blade Generated Forces - Advanced (3 & 4 blades?)

1067

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Bearings - Pitch - Roller & Ball

0859

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Bearings - Pitch - Elastomeric

0882

 

Rotor - Hub - ARR - Bearings - Mast

0865

 

ref: Power Train - Mast - Static for Absolutely Rigid Rotor

0844

MAKE:

 

Name

Item

 

 

 

BUY:

 

Name

Item

 

Bearing - Thrust - Double Direction - Angular Contact - Ball Brg. Drg exists

0848

Potential Problems:

Maintenance: Much of the flight control mechanism is 'buried' within the hub.

Adjustment: Currently, there is no means for adjusting the individual blade pitch.

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Last Revised: February 10, 2007