Propeller blade with lightweight insert

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 and a camber side. The propeller blade (100) also includes a bulkhead (105) disposed in the foam core (104) in operable contact with the face side and the camber side of the structural layer (106) and extending in a chord wise direction (Y) of the propeller blade (100).