<div>I just saw a show on TV about the windmills in Texas, and they mentioned the blades are composite balsa/fiberglass.</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Steven Maxwell <patternrules@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV> Nat seen some come though Indy a couple of years ago that was being trucked, 2 separate flat beds, the tail steerable like the old fire ladder trucks, one blade per, routing very important LOL, and yes I was guessing 100 ft. from what I have seen on TV is these things are getting bigger extensionally from the early models.</DIV> <DIV> Steve Maxwell<BR><BR><B><I>Nat Penton <natpenton@centurytel.net></I></B> wrote: </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have never scene a modern wind turbine before, but today a train load came thru ( South Louisiana ) - blades, hubs, housings ?? The blades were singly loaded, LE down, and occupied approx 1 1/2 flatcars in length, 100ft ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They may be headed to the Gulf. Sure hope it doesen't hurt the price of oil, LOL.</FONT></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <div> <HR SIZE=1> <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47519/*http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text1.com">No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access</A> now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends._______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing
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