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BERP BLADE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

BERP blades. [a] ... new design composite rotor blades, developed by Westland Helicopters Ltd in the UK ... produce 30 per cent more lift and could give 45 km more forward speed than conventional blades of the same size. This design, with its characteristic "paddle" tip ... features an all-composite blade using various cambered aerofoil sections along its length, culminating in thin, high-speed sections in the swept, extended-chord tip.

OBS

British Experimental Rotor Program.

OBS

BERP blade: term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

pale BERP : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

BERP blades. [a] ... new design composite rotor blades, developed by Westland Helicopters Ltd in the UK ... produce 30 per cent more lift and could give 45 km more forward speed than conventional blades of the same size. This design, with its characteristic "paddle" tip ... features an all-composite blade using various cambered aerofoil sections along its length, culminating in thin, high-speed sections in the swept, extended-chord tip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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