| What if we used the wing tip vortices from a heavy | | | | when landing the aircraft spins flat ceiling fans inside |
| jet airline taking off to power up the run way lights? | | | | of flat boxes laid upon the ground to power up the |
| At three minute separation, the runway lights could | | | | entire field operations. The force of the air coming |
| hit a peak output just in time for the next landing | | | | down spins the flat generators which wire the |
| aircraft or the next one to take off. This would be | | | | electricity to the nearest mobile command post tent, |
| most excellent at O'Hare, LaGuardia, LAX, Memphis | | | | or module which will be needed to run air conditioning |
| during FedEx operations, etc. Also good for military | | | | units or an array of other very important systems. In |
| operations. These aircraft generate a lot of wind on | | | | this case it would not be the vortex of the blades |
| take off and climb out and that wind came at an | | | | but the pushing down pressures.If the Osprey at |
| expense of power to make the thrust and create | | | | certain angles loses its lift and air flow to the rotor |
| the lift. We should never waste power. To learn | | | | blades/propellers, then we know that the airflow |
| more: then if these vortices are enough power to rip | | | | both in and out must be very significant. The ground |
| apart a small aircraft or cause an aircraft to crash, | | | | effect in effect could power up the important |
| then surely we can use this with pop-up wind | | | | systems, which affect the needs of the rescue |
| generators of the runway in the direction of cross | | | | crews, search parties, fire fighter outposts or military |
| wind to collect it? This means that aircraft operations | | | | operations. Just some thoughts on conservation of |
| can run at a maximum even if the power grid goes | | | | power. Never waste energy, which has already been |
| out and the airport is forced into auxiliary power.Flight | | | | bought and paid for.Wind Generation makes sense, |
| operations and safety integrity must be maintained at | | | | especially if it is already there.Lance Winslow - Online |
| all times. An even better idea is to use rotorcraft in | | | | Think Tank forum board. |
| battlefield and rescue operations to create power. | | | | |