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A combination hub, counterweight and crank arm for a governor assembly in a ram air turbine is has a hub section with a cylindrical orifice, an annular collar section that surround the hub section, a counterweight section that extends out of the annular collar section and a crank arm section that ex

A combination hub, counterweight and crank arm for a governor assembly in a ram air turbine is has a hub section with a cylindrical orifice, an annular collar section that surround the hub section, a counterweight section that extends out of the annular collar section and a crank arm section that extends out of the annular collar section, with all the sections formed in a single piece steel body.

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1. A single piece steel body for a governor assembly in a ram air turbine that comprises: a hub section that has a cylindrical hub orifice passing therethrough, the hub orifice having an axis of rotation and the hub section extending from a first planar surface along a first radial plane normal to t

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A single piece steel body for a governor assembly in a ram air turbine that comprises: a hub section that has a cylindrical hub orifice passing therethrough, the hub orifice having an axis of rotation and the hub section extending from a first planar surface along a first radial plane normal to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice to a second planar surface along a second radial plane normal to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice;an annular collar section that surrounds the hub section between a third planar surface along a third radial plane normal to the axis of rotation and a fourth planar surface along the second radial plane, the third radial plane between the first radial plane and the second radial plane and closer to the second radial plane than the first radial plane;a counterweight section in the form of a ring segment that extends out of the annular collar section axially between the second radial plane and the third radial plane and radially between a first surface of revolution about the axis of rotation that has a diameter larger than the hub orifice and a second surface of revolution about the axis of rotation of the hub orifice that has a diameter larger than the first surface of revolution, from a fifth planar surface along a first axial plane that includes the axis of rotation of the hub orifice to a sixth planar surface along a second axial plane that includes the axis of rotation of the hub orifice that is displaced from the first axial plane by a desired angle, axially from a seventh planar surface along the third radial plane to an eighth planar surface along a fourth radial plane normal to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice, the fourth radial plane farther from the first radial plane than the second radial plane and radially from a first curvilinear surface along the first surface of revolution to a second curvilinear surface along the second surface of revolution; anda crank arm section that extends out of the annular collar section axially between the second radial plane and the third radial plane in the form of a closed cylinder, with a cylindrical bore therein having an axis of rotation generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice, displaced from the axis of rotation of the hub orifice by a desired distance along a third axial plane that includes the axis of rotation of the hub orifice. 2. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the eighth planar surface of the counterweight section along the fourth radial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the first radial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 3. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the seventh planar surface of the counterweight section along the third radial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the fourth radial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 4. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the fifth planar surface of the counterweight section along the first axial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the second axial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 5. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the sixth planar surface of the counterweight section along the second axial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the first axial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 6. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the fifth planar surface of the counterweight section along the first axial plane and at least a portion of the sixth planar surface of the counterweight section along the second axial plane are both machinable to adjust balance and mass of the counterweight section. 7. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first curvilinear surface of the counterweight section along the first surface of revolution is machinable to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 8. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the second curvilinear surface of the counterweight section along the second surface of revolution is machinable to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 9. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein the intersection of a portion of the second curvilinear surface of the counterweight section along the second surface of revolution in combination with a portion of the seventh planar surface of the counterweight section along the third radial plane is machinable to create a beveled edge to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 10. The single piece steel body of claim 1, wherein the hub section further comprises a keyway in the form of a groove along a surface of the hub orifice that extends along the entire length of the hub orifice. 11. A single piece steel body for a governor assembly in a ram air turbine that comprises: a hub section that has a cylindrical hub orifice passing therethrough, the hub orifice having an axis of rotation and a keyway in the form of a linear groove along a surface of the hub orifice that extends along the entire length of the hub orifice, the hub section extending from a first planar surface along a first radial plane normal to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice to a second planar surface along a second radial plane normal to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice;an annular collar section that surrounds the hub section between a third planar surface along a third radial plane normal to the axis of rotation and a fourth planar surface along the second radial plane, the third radial plane between the first radial plane and the second radial plane and closer to the second radial plane than the first radial plane;a counterweight section in the form of a ring segment that extends out of the annular collar section between a first curvilinear surface along a first surface of revolution about the axis of rotation that has a diameter larger than the hub orifice and a second curvilinear surface along a second surface of revolution about the axis of rotation of the hub orifice that has a diameter larger than the first surface of revolution, from a fifth planar surface along a first axial plane that includes the axis of rotation of the hub orifice to a sixth planar surface along a second axial plane that includes the axis of rotation of the hub orifice that is displaced from the first axial plane by a desired angle, and from a seventh planar surface along the third radial plane to an eighth planar surface along a fourth radial plane normal to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice, the fourth radial plane farther from the first radial plane than the second radial plane and a beveled edge extends along the intersection of at least a portion of the second curvilinear surface of the counterweight section along the second surface of revolution and at least a portion of the seventh planar surface of the counterweight section along the third radial plane; anda crank arm section that extends out of the annular collar section in the form of a closed cylinder, with a cylindrical bore therein having an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation of the hub orifice, displaced from the axis of rotation of the hub orifice by a desired distance along a third axial plane that includes the axis of rotation of the hub orifice. 12. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the eighth planar surface of the counterweight section along the fourth radial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the first radial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 13. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the seventh planar surface of the counterweight section along the third radial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the fourth radial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 14. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the fifth planar surface of the counterweight section along the first axial plane is machinable to shift a position of the machined surface closer to the second axial plane to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 15. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the sixth planar surface of the counterweight section along the second axial plane is machinable to shift the position of the machined surface closer to the first axial plane to adjust the mass of the counterweight section. 16. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the fifth planar surface of the counterweight section along the first axial plane and at least a portion of the sixth planar surface of the counterweight section along the second axial plane are both machinable to adjust balance and mass of the counterweight section. 17. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the second curvilinear surface of the counterweight section along the first surface of revolution is machinable to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 18. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the second curvilinear surface along the second surface of revolution of the counterweight section is machinable to adjust mass of the counterweight section. 19. The single piece steel body of claim 11, wherein the beveled edge is machinable to adjust mass of the counterweight section.