US 12,110,104 B2
Method of stabilizing articulated rotor blade
Joshua A. Breon, Lafayette, IN (US); Eric S. Parsons, Middlebury, CT (US); Christopher M. Sutton, Milford, CT (US); William Paul Adams, Norwalk, CT (US); Timothy James Conti, Shelton, CT (US); Jared Anapolle, Stratford, CT (US); and Evan Medrano, Stratford, CT (US)
Assigned to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed by LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/900,780.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067333 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 27/467 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 27/467 (2013.01) [B64C 27/473 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotor blade for a rotary wing aircraft, the rotor blade comprising:
a leading edge and a trailing edge defining a chordwise direction, the leading edge defining a forward end of the rotor blade and the trailing edge defining an aft end of the rotor blade,
the rotor blade having a center of gravity, a shear center, and an aerodynamic center along the chordwise direction, wherein the center of gravity is aft of the aerodynamic center, and the shear center is forward of the aerodynamic center.