To: TigersEye
I remember the first windmill that went up outside of Palm Springs, CA. Its blades were about six feet in length and it spun like a turbo prop.
26 posted on
10/20/2020 9:20:01 PM PDT by
Loud Mime
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To: Loud Mime
The big ones look like they twirl slowly, but the blades are about 200 or so long.
Tip velocity is just under speed of sound.
31 posted on
10/20/2020 10:10:21 PM PDT by
Scrambler Bob
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