A range of motion accommodation products from Lord Corporation will be featured on the US Marine Corps' new tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey aircraft, now approved for initial production.
In all, Lord will supply 10 different products, comprising a total of 58 components, primarily for use in the Osprey's rotor assembly.
Lord's Lastoflex elastomeric bearings and patented main drive couplings are expected to play a critical role in meeting the rigorous reliability and maintainability requirements of the Osprey.
Lord's products will be used to transmit the torque from the drive shaft to the blades while accommodating angular misalignments and reacting thrust loads.
Other products will be used in the pitch change system to accommodate blade pitch motions while reacting to lead-lag and flapping loads.
Source: Flight Daily News
