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Old 06-27-2017, 01:29 PM   #253 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
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.
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.
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