Stretching
73.5
metres,
the
26-tonne
“high-lift”
composite
blade,
the
LM
73.5P,
is
the
longest
ever
fabricated.
The
new
blade
has
been
purpose-built
for
Alstom’s
6MW
Haliade
turbine,
the
machine
that
the
French
conglomerate
is
putting
its
money
on
for
UK
Round
3
developments
and
the
coming
French
offshore
tender.
“The
design
philosophy
for
the
73.5P
was
developed
through
our
experience
in
the
wind
tunnel,”
says
LM
chief
technology
officer
Frank
V
Nielsen.
“The
geometry
of
the
aerofoil
is
based
on
a
high-lift
profile
that
allows
you
to
have
a
small…
