To the issue of helicopter rotor blades repair from polymer composite materials in field conditions

Barannikov A.A., Veshkin E.A, Sudyin Yu.I., Chertishchev V.Yu.
UDC
629.7.026.56
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2024-0-4-83-97
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How to cite
Barannikov A.A., Veshkin E.A, Sudyin Yu.I., Chertishchev V.Yu. To the issue of helicopter rotor blades repair from polymer composite materials in field conditions // Proceedings of VIAM. 2024. No. 4. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2024-0-4-83-97. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2024/4/6
Keywords
helicopter equipment, main rotor blade, polymer composite materials, surface preparation, atmospheric pressure plasma, nondestructive testing methods, repair
Abstract

The article presents the results of the analysis of the design-force diagrams of the main rotor blades of the domestic helicopter equipment and the main stages of the technological process of their repair. According to the results of the analysis the input parameters for the development of the technology of repair of helicopter rotor blades from polymer composite materials in field conditions are revealed and presented. In the process of narration the directions of repair technologies development and main innovations of SIC «Kurchatov Institute» – VIAM are shown.

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