Rotor blade with bending torsion coupling

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Rotor blade with bending torsion coupling

The rotor blade constructed at the DLR site in Stade can adapt to wind conditions.

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The rotor blade constructed at the DLR site in Stade can adapt to wind conditions.

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First innovative DLR rotor blade headed for load testing

December 7, 2017
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have completed the first innovative rotor blade as part of the SmartBlades2 project. The rotor blade with a length of 20 metres can passively adapt to varying wind conditions using bending torsion coupling.
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