Dave, thanks for the reply....Yeah, I copy with what you said, about it being detrimental having two of the three legs face the wind, and having the third (back-lying) leg hold up the lateral pressure. I did metriculate on this specific situation, and (in my genious opinion) concluded that one leg should "FACE" the wind, with the other two legs supporting the lateral blade pressure on the tower. Now, one might think that this would only work if the wind consistently came from one specific direction...Well, it does. I've been doing wind readings here for a decade and 95 % of the time the wind comes "from there". Maybe this will reduce the "possibility" of the situation you noted.
This particular machine governs out of the wind in speeds over 24 mph. I was under the assumption that that any reliable governing maneuver would drastically reduce blade lateral force on any tower. I don't mean to eliminate any real risks to the tower, but wouldn't the blades in the governing position, parallel to the high winds, significantly eliminate any need for worrying about huge lateral forces in high winds? This particular Sencenbaugh 1000-14 "survived winds in excess of 117 mph with no damage whatsoever", all due to its governing tail @Rocky Flats Test Center, Boulder Colorado, 1977. Probably a bit of wishful thinking here? Joe