Re: [OM] OT: Our new wind turbine

[Chris Barker]

It's called "feathering" the blades, if it's anything like aircraft propellors.

Chris

On 17 Jun 2013, at 13:41, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The ones in our area have heavy braking/locking systems to stop the blades in 
> high winds.  They also rotate the blades to de-pitch them to lessen the 
> forces on the brakes.  

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