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Old 11-30-2022 | 03:29 PM
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ECHO24
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I started printing out a blade from the plans but stopped when I realized the twist was opposite that of a regular propeller. The tip has a greater angle of attack than the root, which makes sense for a wind turbine with air pushing on it. Learned something new. If the airfoil was symmetrical it wouldn't matter but it has a pronounced under camber. I tried mirroring it but that duplicates the twist. It also has a sharp trailing edge which is difficult to print. I'm going to start from scratch.