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Old 5th Sep 2007, 13:39
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BillS
 
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A wind turbine blade is essentially a wing - with the wingtip typically travelling at some 200 knots.
Wind turbines normally have to be separated by 6 rotor diameters otherwise there is a severe risk of the turbulence from one causing sufficient blade flex in the next to hit the supporting column.

Has anyone at EMA even considered the effect of aircraft wake on the turbines?
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