Aspects of the disclosure are directed to milling a nose of a first shield of a blade to leave at least one strip of the first shield coupled to a blade body, subsequent to the milling, applying a cryogenic technique to the blade to weaken a bond between the first shield and the blade body, and subsequent to the applying of the cryogenic technique, removing the at least one strip of the first shield from the blade body.

There is provided a blade tip for a rotary blade. The blade tip is formed of a metal foam and comprises at least one vortex generator. The vortex generator may comprise at least one passageway and/or cavity in the blade tip. In use, a vortex is created between the blade tip and a fan casing adjacent the blade tip.

There is provided a blade tip for a rotary blade. The blade tip is formed of a metal foam and comprises at least one vortex generator. The vortex generator may comprise at least one passageway and/or cavity in the blade tip. In use, a vortex is created between the blade tip and a fan casing adjacent the blade tip.

A method of manufacturing a hollow aerofoil component 100 for a gas turbine engine 10 comprises joining a first panel 200 to a second panel 300 using bonding, and hot forming the panels into shape. The bonding step and the hot forming step are performed in the same rig, thereby optimizing process time and component quality.

A method (100) of mounting blades (22) to a rotor hub (20) of a wind turbine (10), the wind turbine (10) comprising a tower (12), a nacelle (16) mounted on the tower (12), the rotor hub (20) being coupled to the nacelle (16), and blades (22), each blade (22) comprising a blade root segment (56) and a blade extension segment (66), the method (100) comprising mounting a first blade root segment (50) to the rotor hub (20), mounting a second blade (72) to the rotor hub (20) after mounting the first blade root segment (50), the second blade (72) comprising a second blade root segment (52) and a second blade extension segment (62), and connecting a first blade extension segment (60) to the first blade root segment (50) after mounting the second blade (72).

A method (100) of mounting blades (22) to a rotor hub (20) of a wind turbine (10), the wind turbine (10) comprising a tower (12), a nacelle (16) mounted on the tower (12), the rotor hub (20) being coupled to the nacelle (16), and blades (22), each blade (22) comprising a blade root segment (56) and a blade extension segment (66), the method (100) comprising mounting a first blade root segment (50) to the rotor hub (20), mounting a second blade (72) to the rotor hub (20) after mounting the first blade root segment (50), the second blade (72) comprising a second blade root segment (52) and a second blade extension segment (62), and connecting a first blade extension segment (60) to the first blade root segment (50) after mounting the second blade (72).

A wind turbine blade assembly includes a first blade half and a second blade half fixed to the first blade half, defining a blade interior therebetween. The wind turbine blade assembly includes a shear web includes at least one aperture formed therein. The wind turbine blade assembly includes at least one bulkhead attached to the shear web, wherein the shear web and the at least one bulkhead are disposed in the blade interior.

A wind turbine blade assembly includes a first blade half and a second blade half fixed to the first blade half, defining a blade interior therebetween. The wind turbine blade assembly includes a shear web includes at least one aperture formed therein. The wind turbine blade assembly includes at least one bulkhead attached to the shear web, wherein the shear web and the at least one bulkhead are disposed in the blade interior.

An assembly of two parts, one of the parts being made of composite material with fiber reinforcement obtained from a fiber preform made by three-dimensional weaving and densified with a matrix, the assembly including a mechanical anchor element secured to one of the parts and inserted inside the other part.

A propeller blade comprises a root, a tip distal from the root, a trailing edge extending from the root to the tip, a trailing edge, e.g. foam, insert, a shell forming an outer surface of the propeller blade and a plurality of stitches of yam extending through two parts of the shell adjacent the trailing edge, wherein the yarns do not extend through the trailing edge insert.