What is required for mounting the rotor blades?
A. A simplified description is as follows: The rotorblades, which come in fixed lengths, are cut to the exact length required. The leading-edge extrusions, cut to the same length as the blades, are epoxied in each leading-edge cell. The blade mounting plates are cut to the required length; then, with mounting plates secured in place, the blade’s root end is drilled in the pattern required to mount to the helicopter’s or gyroplane’s hub bar. Each individual blade is balanced, then mounted and aligned, and finally the complete rotor system is balanced per the instructions provided.
