Comments on: Putting things in scale (Part 2)

By: Ian Minors

Ian Minors — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:33:28 +0000

So what you’re saying is “imagine having 10 jumbo jets next door” … it’s fine?

By: stoplenchwickwindfarm

stoplenchwickwindfarm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:30:11 +0000

Ian,

Interesting than you pick up on what you call “sensationalist”.

The wingspan of each is indisputably greater that the wingspan of a 747.

And they are planning 10 turbines, so I’m not multiplying it by 10 – they are.

Give me 10 cow sheds any day – oh I forgot, in fact we do have those next door to us anyway……

By: Ian Minors

Ian Minors — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:03:58 +0000

When you say …

“The Swept Area of the turbine blades of EACH turbine, is greater than that of a 747 jumbo jet. Imagine having 10 jumbo jets next door,”

… I think you’re being rather sensationalist, you’re multiplying the size of the jumbo jet by 10 because it’s rotating – why?
Plenty of people will be living next to cow sheds on that scale with no impact on their lives.