By: VoyTech - 8th July 2004 at 14:12
Skypilot,
I talked to a friend who knows more than I about helicopters.
The stencil should probably be read as follows:
LOPAST N. 2P 855300-7272R
meaning
BLADE No. etc.
where ‘2P’ would possibly refer to the blade type, and the longish number is the actual construction no. of the blade.
Garry,
warnings usually feature words like “rotor” or “propeller”, not “blade”, and they include symbols such as arrows or lines to indicate the area or plane of the danger.
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th July 2004 at 14:00
The word says LOPAST’ which means blade, so this is a part of a propeller or rotor.
Such a warning wouldn’t actually be painted on the blade itself. More likely on the tail of an aircraft near a tail rotor or on an engine nacelle near where a blade represents a potential danger.
By: skypilot62 - 8th July 2004 at 13:31
Aha! Thanks for that. Seems to fit with the construction method.
By: VoyTech - 8th July 2004 at 13:15
The word says LOPAST’ which means blade, so this is a part of a propeller or rotor.
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