New patent granted for: Airfoil Having Improved Cooling Scheme

Airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending between leading and trailing edges in an axial direction, between pressure and suction sides in a circumferential direction, and between a root and tip in a radial direction, a first shielding sidewall cavity located adjacent one of the pressure and suction sides proximate the root of the airfoil body and extending radially toward the tip, a second shielding sidewall cavity located adjacent the other of the pressure and suction sides proximate the root of the airfoil body and extending radially toward the tip, and a shielded sidewall cavity located between the first shielding sidewall cavity and the second shielding sidewall cavity, wherein the shielded sidewall cavity is not adjacent either of the pressure or suction sides proximate the root and transitions to be proximate at least one of the pressure and suction sides proximate the tip.