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Curiously, at a whopping 115-metre-long, the blades on the Siemens Gamesa wind turbine exceed by 10m the maximum length that can be transported by the Radia Win
by tromp 3y ago
Curiously, at a whopping 115-metre-long, the blades on the Siemens Gamesa wind turbine exceed by 10m the maximum length that can be transported by the Radia Windrunner blade-transport plane [2].
[1] https://www.designboom.com/technology/siemens-gamesa-longest-wind-turbine-blade-to-date-06-03-2022/#:~:text=Siemens%20Gamesa%2C%20the%20Spanish%2DGerman,SG%2014%2D236%20DD https://www.designboom.com/technology/siemens-gamesa-longest...'.
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39690182 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39690182
- hoerensagen 3y agoYes but it's an offshore turbine, so it can be transported by see. I think the plane is targeting onshore turbines.
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- usrusr 3y agoIt's an off-shore turbine only because the blades are too big for ground transport. Really feels like missing an opportunity not aiming higher with that purpose-built plane.