Provided is a wind turbine blade that delivers the desired aerodynamic characteristics under conditions where the upper limit of the chord length near the blade root is limited. The wind turbine blade includes a blade body (3) whose chord length increases from a blade tip (1b) toward a blade root (1a). The blade body (3) includes a blade tip region (1c) located near the blade tip and whose chord length increases gradually toward the blade root (1a), the blade tip region (1c) having a substantially constant first design lift coefficient, a maximum-chord-length position (1d) located near the blade root (1a) and having a maximum chord length, the maximum-chord-length position (1d) having a second design lift coefficient higher than the first design lift coefficient, and a transition region (1e) located between the blade tip region (1c) and the maximum-chord-length position (1d). The transition region (1e) has a design lift coefficient increasing gradually from the first design lift coefficient to the second design lift coefficient in a direction from the blade tip (1b) toward the blade root (1a).

A low aerodynamic noise type current collection equipment is provided for reducing variation in aerodynamic force applied to a current collector during the train operation. A central region (2a) of a current collector (1) having a collector head (2) with a top surface in which a contact strip (3) is embedded is rectangular in cross-section, and each side region is shaped in cross-section convex in the front and rear directions, such as an elliptical shape. The rectangular shape has characteristics such that the magnitude of the aerodynamic lift force would be kept substantially constant even if the inclination angle against the aerial flow would be changed. Accordingly, the cross-sectional shape of the central region (2a) of the current collector (1) which is liable to receive the turbulent aerial flow by the support portion (4) in the current collector (1), whereby it is possible to suppress the variation in aerodynamic lift force generated in the current collector even if the angle of the aerial flow that would collide against the current collector (1) would be unstable. The cross-sectional shape of each side region (2b) is made convex in the front and rear directions such as an elliptical shape to thereby reduce the aerodynamic noise.

Rotor platform of aerodynamic force is meant for generating aerodynamic lift force in horizontal position and aerodynamic transverse force in vertical position, with further practical implementation as a robust power installation of transport vehicle facilities.

The principle of operation of the platform is based on the well-known Magnus effect - generation of transverse force acting on an object spinning in the ambient air flow. The basis of the construction is the unit of several coplanar rotors, wherein the rotors spinning is caused by the air flow force and the rotors provide the summed value of the generated aerodynamic force.

In a high-lift-device, a wing, and noise reduction device for a high-lift-device that are capable of reducing noise generated when a flap is extended, preventing deterioration of aerodynamics characteristic when retracting the flap, and preventing an increase in weight, a flap main body (5) disposed so as to be extendable/retractable relative to a main wing and a protruding portion (6A-1) that smoothly protrudes at least at the vicinity of one end portion of a positive-pressure surface (PS) of the flap main body (5) in a direction away from the flap main body (5) are provided.