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Poulsen, Hans Pederson and Birger Kühn applied their skills while
Dale Vandewalker kept the group well fed during the two-week
project.
Figure 25.1
Installing the 11 kW wind turbine in Homer, Alaska, 1980.
After extensive analysis and fierce design debates, finally a
3-bladed 11 kW windmill with 7.6 m rotor diameter was built
with a twisted blade made of mahogany. Tip air brakes were built
combining the machine shop skills of John Carlson and Otto Kilcher
and the carpentry skills of Tim Murnane and Birger Kühn.
Figure 25.2
The 11 kW wind turbine, Homer, Alaska, 1980.
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