How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy

Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by opwieurposiu on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @06:48PM (#39698522)

Their website says it can land on a packed dirt airstrip, 6000ft long. I wonder if they would park all the nearby windmills during takeoff/landing, to avoid creating swirly air.

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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by throwup238 on Friday March 15, 2024 @11:51AM (#39717113)

Turbulence created by the blades is negligible to a large plane. Planes this big can easily fly into hurricanes [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_WP-3D_Orion

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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by CPLX on Friday March 15, 2024 @10:41PM (#39722873)

There aren't any planes that can fly easily into hurricanes.

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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by lovemenot on Saturday March 16, 2024 @12:55AM (#39723493)

All planes can easily fly into a hurricane.

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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by ultrarunner on Saturday March 16, 2024 @02:13AM (#39723751)

At this size the plane's swirly air (wake turbulence) would be a more significant concern

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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by HPsquared on Monday March 25, 2024 @10:00AM (#39816404)

Especially as it'll be a "large, light" aircraft. Might be more susceptible than a "small, dense" one.

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