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A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine including a tip region that facilitates reducing operating temperatures of the rotor blade is described. The tip region includes a first tip wall and a second tip wall extending radially outward from a tip plate of an airfoil. The tip walls extend from adjacent

A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine including a tip region that facilitates reducing operating temperatures of the rotor blade is described. The tip region includes a first tip wall and a second tip wall extending radially outward from a tip plate of an airfoil. The tip walls extend from adjacent a leading edge of the airfoil to connect at a trailing edge of the airfoil. A notch is defined between the first and second tip walls at the airfoil leading edge. At least a portion of the second tip wall is recessed to define a tip shelf.

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1. A method for fabricating a rotor blade for a gas turbine engine to facilitate reducing operating temperatures of a tip portion of the rotor blade, the rotor blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the first and second sidewalls connected axially a

1. A method for fabricating a rotor blade for a gas turbine engine to facilitate reducing operating temperatures of a tip portion of the rotor blade, the rotor blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the first and second sidewalls connected axially at the leading and trailing edges, and extending radially between a rotor blade root to a rotor blade tip plate, said method comprising the steps of:forming a first tip wall extending from the rotor blade tip plate along the first sidewall; and forming a second tip wall extending from the rotor blade tip plate along the second sidewall such that the second tip wall connects with the first tip wall at the rotor blade trailing edge, and such that a notch is defined between the first and second tip walls along the rotor blade leading edge.