RTX Corporation
GUIDE VANE WITH TRUSS STRUCTURE AND HONEYCOMB

Abstract:

A vane includes an airfoil that defines a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side. The airfoil includes a truss structure that has ribs that define there between a plurality of through-cavities from the pressure side to the suction side. Honeycomb cells are disposed in the cavities. A face sheet defines at least one of the pressure side or the suction side. The face sheet has perforations that correspond in location to the honeycomb cells.