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Old 3rd August 2005 | 11:22
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TeeS
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From: Shropshire
Hold on a second -

If we are talking about a symmetrical blade at zero pitch, the wind is not necessarily going to increase the lift! Any lift component (up or down) is going to occur because the blade is flapping or because there is a vertical component to the wind.

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