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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: OT: Wind turbine, WAS Shortest STOL record ever?

Are we sure the prop on that machine was facing into the wind? Don't vane-less wind generators usually have the generator/gearbox nacelle on the up-wind side and the prop turning on the down wind side? That would make the break-up slightly more mysterious as blades would then tend to be pushed away from the tower structure.

   

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  Michel Verheughe <michel(at)online.no> wrote:

  [quote]"Tom Jones" wrote:

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		   Michel, in the case of the wind generator the wind is turning the prop which is 

 facing into the wind. Think about it.


	


Hum ... do you want me to think, Tom?  I guess, you're probably right ... if I compare to a helicopter rotor.



John Alexander wrote:

[quote] I flew gyroplanes for some years, and similar things happen when a 

 rotorblade       Be a better friend, newshound, and  [quote][b]

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