Table 6: “Optimum” stacking sequence after the second optimisation step. Only half a laminate (26 layers) is shown as symmetry is imposed.

Stacking sequence Orientation (degrees) Ply length (number of segments from 1 to 10) Ply width (number of segments from 1 to 5)
Ply 1 45 10 5
Ply 2 0 10 5
Ply 3 -45 10 5
Ply 4 45 9 5
Ply 5 0 9 5
Ply 6 -45 7 4
Ply 7 0 5 3
Ply 8 0 7 3
Ply 9 90 5 4
Ply 10 90 7 5
Ply 11 0 4 2
Ply 12 0 8 4
Ply 13 90 5 3
Ply 14 45 5 4
Ply 15 45 6 5
Ply 16 45 7 5
Ply 17 0 5 4
Ply 18 90 7 2
Ply 19 0 5 3
Ply 20 -45 4 3
Ply 21 0 4 3
Ply 22 -45 9 3
Ply 23 -45 6 4
Ply 24 0 5 4
Ply 25 0 5 4
Ply 26 90 8 5

The performance of the final blade is given in Table 7: