BLADE PLUG FOR COMMUNICATING FLUID THERETHROUGH

摘要

A blade plug (300) for an aircraft blade is provided. The blade plug includes a first body (302) having a boss (310) extending therefrom and an aperture (311) passing through the boss, the first body configured to sealingly engage with an opening of a blade, a plug cap (312) configured to releasably engage with the boss and move between a first position and a second position, and a passage (326) passing through the first body configured to allow fluid communication through the first body. When the plug cap is in the first position, fluid may not pass through the passage and, when the plug cap is in the second position, fluid may pass through the passage, and the first body has an outer diameter of 105.37 mm (4.15 inches).