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Forum Index : Windmills : the old and the new
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GWatPE Senior Member  Joined: 01/09/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2127 |
A bit of nostalgia for readers. The little pumper still working, set against some 1.8MW newbies. This is at Wattle Point, SA. There are 55 of these at the southern end of Yorkes'. Gordon. become more energy aware |
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| windlight Guru  Joined: 03/03/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 331 |
I would put money on that windmill having already been in service longer than those turbines will be and will still be pumping water after they are retired. Proud windmill. allan "I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV). |
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| GWatPE Senior Member Joined: 01/09/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2127 |
Her are some more pics of some of the mills at Lake Bonney. Note how much the blades bend. There are more than 200 in this group. 
Gordon. become more energy aware |
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DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
That is a lot of flex, does the rotor cant upward when the wind is stronger or is it fixed If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5119 |
Wow. I'll bet there is a bucket load of structual engineering in those blades. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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