Profile image

Flowind 17M

128k qazedctgnujm  23 hours ago
104 downloads
Auto Credit Based on qazedctgnujm's Flowind 17M

The most successful vertical-axis wind turbine in history

Image Source
FloWind installed more than 500 turbines in California’s Altamont and Tehachapi Pass, using the now-common two-bladed “eggbeater” configuration.
However, the US company ran into trouble with failures in the joints of the extruded aluminium blades, and power generation began to fall sharply. By the late 1990s, FloWind was producing just one-tenth of what it had in 1987. By the end of 2004, nearly all of FloWind’s turbines in Tehachapi and Altamont had been removed.

Game Instructions

This turbine can actually run in the wind setting in SP

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Flowind 17M
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 81.0ft (24.7m)
  • Length 93.5ft (28.5m)
  • Height 71.6ft (21.8m)
  • Empty Weight 442,593lbs (200,757kg)
  • Loaded Weight 442,593lbs (200,757kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 1,075.0lbs/ft2 (5,248.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 411.7ft2 (38.3m2)
  • Drag Points 5841

Parts

  • Number of Parts 49
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 131