Rotorcraft
Airbus, Bell Continue Rotor Research
Covid-19 has not stopped new rotor blade research and patents at Airbus and Bell.

Covid-19 has not stopped new rotor blade research and patents at Airbus and Bell. Earlier this month, Airbus announced its $2.5 million BladeSense project, which uses interferometric fiber-optic sensors for real-time monitoring of blade strain and shape using an Airbus Helicopters H135 light twin testbed. The work appears to build on research first promulgated in a 2013 conference paper published by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, which outlined the usefulness of such technology as part of a health and usage monitoring (HUMS) system.


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