Rotorhead Assemblies 

Timken provides aerospace customers with flight critical, dynamic assemblies and components for rotorhead systems. Timken manufactures components to achieve the goal of an optimum combination of weight and load cycles.

Hubs

Timken manufactures high performance main rotor (MR) and tail rotor (TR) hubs to extreme flight safety requirements.  Among the materials typically used in these key power transmission units are titanium, aluminum and steel.

 

Swashplates

Timken manufactures complex swashplate assemblies used in main and tail rotor applications. Our advanced machining and assembly capabilities, together with strong supply chain management, help us meet demanding customer requirements.

 

Associated Rotorhead Components

Timken manufactures a variety of rotorhead components, including:

  • Blade fold cams
  • Blad grips
  • Blade fold hinges
  • Cuffs
  • Mast base supports
  • Pitch change horns
  • Shaft extenders
  • Spindles

 

Applications for associated rotorhead components include civilian and military helicopters.

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