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Forums > Windsurfing General

A well-oiled machine

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Created by Ian K > 9 months ago, 26 May 2009
Ian K
WA, 4120 posts
26 May 2009 9:17PM
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decrepit
WA, 12418 posts
26 May 2009 9:21PM
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have a feeling that was going faster than it's design limit, maybe "feathering" didn't work?

Windxtasy
WA, 4015 posts
26 May 2009 9:22PM
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That was sudden!

latedropeddy
VIC, 417 posts
26 May 2009 11:24PM
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"powered up"

brake fail!

OceanBlue64
VIC, 980 posts
26 May 2009 11:26PM
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I remember reading about that when it happened. I think the braking mech failed. There were a few other windmills on the farm and they were all ok. From memory there was like a 1km debris field. Luckily no one was hurt.

MavericK040
WA, 583 posts
26 May 2009 11:33PM
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You will probably find that it was a test or the machines capabilities and actual destrction limits etc.

Why else would the have a camera mounted on a tripod or something and be filming the unit going at max speed?


Also, most of those generators have automatic feathering systems on them incase they reach overspeed.

Still a good vid tho

OceanBlue64
VIC, 980 posts
27 May 2009 8:51AM
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It wasnt a test - the police had cordoned off the area and people were videoing it. Here is a news report about it.

jyllands-posten.dk/uknews/ECE3927005/Minister-demands-explanation-for-windmill-collapse/

I couldnt find the original news story I read on it which went into quite a lot of detail about it. It seems that this particular brand of windmill has had a couple of failures.



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