
Composite Helicopter Rotor Blades: Spar Torsion Design, Erosion Protection and Fatigue Certification
A helicopter rotor blade is a rotating beam that must do three jobs at once: carry centrifugal force from the rotation, resist flap bending from lift, and absorb lag bending from drag. Add the fact that each blade completes thousands of load cycles per hour of flight, and it becomes cle








