摘要 |
A fan for creating lift or thrust having a fan hub and fan blades depending from the fan hub. The fan blades have slots formed therein with openings facing substantially aft, relative to a rotation direction of the fan blades, wherein air blowing from the fan hub into the fan blades and out of the openings of the slots contribute to the aerodynamic performance of the fan blades to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the fan blades.
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