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redpoint5 · 06-26-2017, 05:53 PM

Is there an advantage of mounting blades on the wind-leading side? Otherwise, I don't see why they haven't always been on the wind-trailing side. It seems the blades would automatically point into the wind when the blades are mounted downwind of the nacelle.

06-26-2017, 05:53 PM	#249 (permalink)
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