Meaning of delta hinge | Babel Free

Definitions

On rotorcraft, a hinge with its axis parallel to the rotor plane of rotation, which permits the rotor blades to flap.

Examples

“This could be varied to produce a delta hinge effect for equalizing lateral moments.”

“Overtorque of the delta hinge bolt is reported to cause binding in the pitch change mechanism and failure of the tail rotor pitch change bearing.”

“The Kiowa has a two-bladed semi-rigid seesaw all metal main rotor and a two-bladed rigid delta hinge all metal tail rotor.”

“You can get the same effect by offsetting the pitch change horn at the root of the blade (notice that the tip of the horn is in line with the extended delta hinge line in the picture).”

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