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Old October 7th 13, 03:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Sean F (F2)
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Default Help needed at Mifflin.

Probably 30 amps... Enough to keep the itself aligned it into the wind and to adjust the blades (X 100's of turbines in each farm). The motors required to manage those tasks are not small! If you ever stand near one while they are stopped and trying to re-"spin" you learn that they are working fairly hard, constantly adjusting the blade heading and blade angle. Also, the turbine only engages and produce net power once a certain amount of blade speed (power) is achieved. This speed is higher than most realize. So all the alignment and blade changes at low speed are also from power being sucked off the grid. At low speed the blade is just free wheeling with no power being produced.

We have a huge "windfarm" to the NE of Ionia near Alma Michigan. We fly over it often. Probably 150 - 200 generators. Personally, I refer to this region as the field of death" or the "bird scrambler farm"! The ground around them is literally littered with dead birds. I would fear greatly for the soaring birds in the Mifflin habitat. Were is the EPA on this one? Hmmm? Sure, its a big problem when you endanger the spotted owl (in any capitalist endeavor)...but when hundreds of hawks and other birds are ensured of a brutal inhumane death every month per wind turbine blade strikes its overlooked because its a liberal project.

Enjoy the death of birds at the hand of green energy liberals below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwVz5hdAMGU

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/to...cifixes/page/2

http://now.msn.com/bird-hits-wind-tu...lled-instantly

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...twitchers.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=bird...ih=62 9&dpr=2

The horror of liberals and their wind turbines are very real for soaring birds. Liberals, where are you on this one? Hmmmm? Tens of thousands on INNOCENT BIRDS are dying each and every day! Their blood is on your hands!
 




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