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Originally Posted by redpoint5
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.
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The down wind side of the tower stresses the blades when they pass out of and then back into the wind. Remember the blades are hundreds of feet long.