The first main and tail rotor blades produced by Sikorsky for the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) CH-53K heavy lift helicopter have undergone initial testing. This first set of blades will be attached to ...

Wind turbines are growing bigger and bigger – the diameter of their rotor blades could soon reach 180 meters. But that creates a need for larger test rigs capable of accommodating the blades for load ...

With the vibration tests, deformations can be recorded with millimetre accuracy and material stresses analysed Five hundred sensors measure the structural dynamics directly on the rotor blade Funded ...

the company’s expanding OEM program for third-party UAV manufacturers. Rigorous testing confirmed the blades’ performance under high centrifugal loads, simulating real-world loads well above standard ...

Steam turbine rotors are susceptible to bending during some operational evolutions, which can lead to excessive vibration and ultimately failure. Rotor bending that results in premature failure of ...

Wind turbines are growing bigger and bigger -- the diameter of their rotor blades could soon reach 180 meters. But that creates a need for larger test rigs capable of accommodating the blades for load ...

This release is available in German. Only when you are standing beside a wind turbine can you appreciate the immense size of the wind turbine and its rotor blades. The largest wind turbines operating ...