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Old 11-02-2015, 08:43 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cd
Around 2000, Popular Science / Mechanics had a small write up on an electric van with a fan on the roof. ( It was mounted horizontally. )
The blades were designed in such a way that they would fold flat as they turned, thereby reducing drag.
They claimed that even in a parking garage, the wind would turn the blades.
Vertical axis FTW.


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