US 12,325,514 B2
LED tail rotor safety and status indication lighting system
Mathew Chapdelaine, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,217.
Application 18/193,217 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/873,983, filed on Jul. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034464 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64D 47/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 27/006 (2013.01) [B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64D 47/06 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8281 (2013.01); B64C 2027/829 (2013.01); B64D 2203/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotorcraft comprising:
a fuselage;
an empennage at an aft end of the fuselage;
a tail rotor connected to the empennage;
a tail rotor guard (TRG) around the tail rotor, the TRG shrouding to the tail rotor; and
a light emitting diode (LED) lighting element integrated into at least one surface of the TRG;
wherein a state of the LED lighting element indicates a status of the rotorcraft.