Based upon what I've read, the danger to birds is way, way overstated.
Probably at least an order of magnitude. Cats are far more dangerous to
birds.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 8/22/2019 1:10 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
You are diving down on a mouse that was disturbed by the tip vortex
off a 300mph passing blade tip and swap... 300mph _next_ blade tip
knocks you into oblivion...
On 08/22/2019 01:01 PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
Well, that explains the bats, but what about the raptors? Do they
just die from disgust because they think it's an eyesore?
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:53 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com
<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:
There is a low pressure zone on the lee side of the blade that
apparently is
dramatic enough of a pressure change to cause some kind of lung
damage to
bats.
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From: Robert Andrews
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To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Reselling Electricity
That was back in 2012, and the blades were 75 Meters now blades are
exceeding 104 Meters
On 08/21/2019 04:23 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
> Ummm blade tip speed is still pretty darn high. Just because
it looks
> slow doesn't mean that it is... 180Mph...
>
>
https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-blades-are-so-long-thei-5930272
>
> On 08/21/2019 04:13 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
>> Not the new giant ones. They move very slowly & the birds & bats
just fly
>> around them.
>>
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 8/21/2019 3:11 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>>> Wind kills bats and raptors and migratory waterfowl
>>
>
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