Abstract: For use in rear turbine stabilized helicopters, a air foil blade comprising an integrally formed and readily replicated spar and blade in which the blade is created from compounded plastic having cellular structure and adherent to the spar. The air foil blade is produced by a unique adaptation of an injection molding process using a foamed polypropylene thermoplastic material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 1994
Date of Patent:
April 4, 1995
Assignees:
Dennis T. Nealon, Joan L. Nealon
Inventors:
Dennis T. Nealon, Robert J. Hudson, Jr.