公开(公告)号：US20190061902A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15684628

申请日：2017-08-23

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Brent Scannell ,  Dinesh Sharma

IPC: B64C1/14 ,  B64C27/06

Abstract: One example of a fairing for a rotorcraft includes a core material, an inner housing on a side of the core material, an outer housing on another side of the core material opposite the inner housing, and a hinge. The hinge is configured to move the fairing between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the inner housing is configured to receive a foot traffic load while the outer housing is configured to transfer the foot traffic load to a fuselage of the rotorcraft. In the closed position, the inner housing is configured to stow in a compartment of the rotorcraft while the outer housing is configured to provide an outer mold line of the rotorcraft in the closed position.

公开(公告)号：US20180334260A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15597886

申请日：2017-05-17

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Brent Scannell ,  Jean Pierre Paradis ,  Thomas Mast

IPC: B64D29/08 ,  B64D29/06 ,  B64D41/00

CPC classification number: B64D29/08 ,  B64C1/1446 ,  B64D29/06 ,  B64D41/00

Abstract: An example cowling for a rotorcraft is hinged on a stationary part of an airframe of the rotorcraft and is pivotable from a closed position into a first partially open position and thereafter into a second fully open position. The example cowling includes a rod articulated on the cowling and having a free end configured to releasably engage with the airframe to hold the cowling in the first position; and at least one handhold attached to an exterior surface of the cowling, wherein the at least one handhold has a substantially straight section that in the fully open position rests on a top portion of the airframe so as to more evenly distribute the weight of the cowling on the airframe.