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Old 9th November 2017 | 14:30
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lomapaseo
 
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What Pattern said is true

But I'm not sure that this directly causes them to be curved.

I would also suggest (let the reader beware) that since there is a natural untwist moment that to counteract this the blade shape is offset from the blade stacking line. Where blades have low hub-to tip ratios (low by-pass) this offset is not easily seen. However in the giant machines the amount of twist is much greater and the stacking line tracks along a curve rather than straight to accommodate the untwist per-span with speed.
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