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Old 11-06-2015, 07:39 PM   #39 (permalink)
gone-ot
...beats walking...
 
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Think about this: a "feathered" propeller doesn't rotate, but with added pitch, that same propeller then "wind-mills" and starts its engine...non-aero AIR flow has power. Thus, hanging a wind-powered generator is little more than an "useful" aero-drag device, an electricity producing "brick".
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