Propeller blade with lightweight insert and bulkheads.

摘要

A propeller blade (100) includes a foam core (104) and a structural layer (106) that surrounds at least a portion of the foam core (104) and includes a face side (107) and a camber side (109). The propeller blade (100) also includes an insert (105) disposed in the foam core (104) in operable contact with the face side (107) and the camber side (109) of the structural layer (106) and one or more bulkheads (602) disposed in the form core (104) and oriented normal to the insert (105).