Wind Turbine Blade Design

One of our last projects of the year is to design a set of wind turbine blades that will produce more electricity (or do more mechanical work) than anyone else in class.  Here are some websites you can look through for some ideas.  Some things to consider in your blade design:
**LENGTH**     **WIDTH**     **NUMBER**     **SHAPE**     **PITCH**     **WEIGHT**

Check out these websites for more information:

• Wikipedia -- Blade Design Basics
• KidWind Blade Design
• "Wind Stuff Now" Blade Design Help
• Popular Mechanics -- Pushing the Limits of Blade Design (takes a long time to load!)
• Lightweight Materials in Blade Design

Do a web search to find more!!!