Fan blade platform seal with leading edge winglet
Abstract:
A fan section for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan section having a fan hub with a slot and a fan blade with an airfoil extending from a root to a tip, the airfoil having a leading edge and the root is received in the slot, wherein a first platform is secured to the fan hub and arranged between adjacent fan blades of the fan section, the first platform having a first platform seal including a platform seal leading edge and a base is secured to a side of the first platform and a first winglet extends from the platform seal leading edge and contacts the airfoil leading edge.
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