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Scorpion
Thinking of making a wind generator out of my Scorpion . It has been sitting
in my barn for the last 10 years and only had 50 hours on it . I had thought of selling it but the liability of whoever I might have sold it to prevented me from doing that. Anybody have an idea of what kind of power I could expect to get from the rotor blades in the wind? |
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Hello Brien,
"brien" wrote: Thinking of making a wind generator out of my Scorpion . It has been sitting in my barn for the last 10 years and only had 50 hours on it . I had thought of selling it but the liability of whoever I might have sold it to prevented me from doing that. Anybody have an idea of what kind of power I could expect to get from the rotor blades in the wind? Not a single watt. There is ab _huge_ difference between a wind_turbine_ and a helicopter_rotor_. Ok, they both have a set of blades, a hub and do turn around their axes. BUT: Blade stiffness and profiles used are completely different! I suggest a short look into the avialable literature or ask some professional manufacturers (GE, Vestas, - google will get you a bunch of links). HTH & kind regards, Robert -- Train hard, live virtuously and prosper! |
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If I was a helicopter, I certainly wouldn't want you for an owner. By "Wind Generator" I assume that you mean "windmill" or "wind turbine". A "wind generator" is a big fan and it generates wind. Helicopters do the latter fairly well, but the airfoil blades are designed for lift and not for blowing air. As far as turning your scorpion into a windmill, I get sick even thinking of it. If you are worried about liability, burn the airworthyness certificate and paint over the N number. Then take a few parts off and sell them to the same guy separately. That way, you have no liability because the new guy has to reassemble it and get a new airworthyness certificate showing himself as the builder. If its been sitting for 10 years, chances are he'll have to strip it and rebuild it anyway. There really should be a law against Cruelty to Helicopters. Dennis. "brien" wrote: Thinking of making a wind generator out of my Scorpion . It has been sitting in my barn for the last 10 years and only had 50 hours on it . I had thought of selling it but the liability of whoever I might have sold it to prevented me from doing that. Anybody have an idea of what kind of power I could expect to get from the rotor blades in the wind? Dennis Hawkins n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do) "A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work. A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work. A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work." To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using them to put Americans out of work, visit the following web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm |
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You could dig a big trench , lay it on its side and with enough wind you could
power an electric screwdriver :-) |
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