| US 7,530,790 B2 | ||
| Rotor blade folding system | ||
| Pedro L. Cabrera, West Haven, Conn. (US); and David N. Schmaling, Southbury, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/524,020. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0097973 A1, Apr. 16, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B64C 11/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 416—134A [416/142] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A rotor blade assembly comprising:
a rotor blade bearing housing foldable about a fold axis; and
a rotor blade bearing mounted to said bearing housing which defines a blade pitch axis transverse to said fold axis, said
fold axis inboard of said rotor blade bearing.
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