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Just curious, I frequently see turbine blades for wind installations hauled on a sort of "trailer" down the interstate. I put "trailer" in quotes because it's r
by sounds 14y ago
Just curious, I frequently see turbine blades for wind installations hauled on a sort of "trailer" down the interstate. I put "trailer" in quotes because it's really two frames around the blade, one at the front and one at the rear. The strength of the trailer seems to be the blade. I'm always surprised when I see it, thinking surely that can't be safe? (But carbon fiber can be completely safe.)
Do you know about these? Would it be a good guess to say the blades are Vestas blades? Can you tell me more about their strength-to-weight?
- dhughes 14y agoThere are some in my town too you see giant tubes and blades heading out of town towards the testing facility, 90 metre monsters. It's funny this article is about wind I guess that's the point him being an engineer for Vestas. Here on the island I live on we often get windsurfers who come here because it's so windy.